HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY A.S.Nos.2221,2222,2566,2612 and 2628 of 2003 Dated: 21-04-2010 A.S.No.2221 of 2003 Between: The Land Acquisition Officer & Sub-Collector/RDO, Gadwal, Mahabubnagar. Appellant AND P.Siva Reddy (died) per L.Rs. & Others. Respondents. A.S.No.2222 of 2003 Between: The Land Acquisition Officer & Sub-Collector/RDO, Gadwal, Mahabubnagar. Appellant AND Hr.Muddanna (died) per L.R. Respondents. A.S.No.2566 of 2003 Between: The Land Acquisition Officer & Sub-Collector/RDO, Gadwal, Mahabubnagar. Appellant AND K.P.Narayan Reddy (died) Per L.Rs. Respondents. A.S.No.2612 of 2003 Between: The Land Acquisition Officer & Sub-Collector/RDO, Gadwal, Mahabubnagar. Appellant AND K.V.Krishna Reddy (died) Per L.Rs. Respondents. A.S.No.2628 of 2003 Between: The Land Acquisition Officer & Sub-Collector/RDO, Gadwal, Mahabubnagar. Appellant AND Y.Rajeshwar Reddy & Others. Respondents. This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY A.S.Nos.2221,2222,2566,2612 and 2628 of 2003 AND CROSS-OBJ.(Sr)Nos.8261,8258,8278,8263& 8276 of 2009 COMMON JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy) Learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition as well as Sri S.Venkateshwara Reddy, learned counsel for the respondents- cross-objectors agreed that the subject-matter is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in A.S.No.2497 of 2003 and Cross-Obj.(Sr)No.8269 of 2009, dated 15.9.2009 and requested that these appeals may be disposed of in terms thereof. A.S.No.2497 of 2003 and Cross-Obj.(Sr)No.8269 of 2009 has been disposed of by this Court following the earlier judgment rendered in A.S.No.2237 of 2003 and batch, wherein this Court by common judgment, dated 17.12.2008 while dismissing the appeals preferred by the Land Acquisition Officer allowed the Cross-Objections preferred by the claimants fixing the market value of the acquired land at Rs.53,000/- per acre as against Rs.23,000/- per acre awarded by the reference Court. In the circumstances, all these appeals are dismissed and cross-objections are allowed fixing the market value of the acquired land at Rs.53,000/- per acre following the judgment of this Court in A.S.No.2497 of 2003 and Cross-Obj.(Sr)No.8269 of 2009, dated 15.9.2009 and in terms thereof. It is needless to say that the respondents-claimants are entitled to all statutory benefits including the higher rate of solatium, additional market value and interest as per the law declared by the Apex Court in Sunder v. Union of India[1]. No costs. ________________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J. __________________ APRIL 21, 2010 G.V. SEETHAPATHY, J. Tsr. [1] AIR 2001 SC 3516