THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH And THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI A.S.No.577 of 2000 JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice V. Eswaraiah) This appeal, under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, (for short ‘the Act’) by the Land Acquisition Officer-cum-Special Deputy Collector, L.A. Unit, P.J.P. Gadwal, is directed against the order dated 16.11.1999 passed in O.P.No.158 of 1995 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge, Wanaparthy. By the common order dated 16.11.1999 in O.P.No.151 of 1995 and batch the reference Court fixed the market value of the acquired lands situated at Chelimilla village @ Rs.50,000/- per acre for dry lands and Rs.60,000/- per acre for wet lands along with 12% additional market value and 9% interest on the enhanced compensation from the date of taking possession to the date of award. As against the same common order dated 16.11.1999 in O.P.No.151 of 1995 and batch, the appeals preferred by the Land Acquisition Officer in A.S.Nos.567 of 2000 and batch were partly allowed by a Division Bench of this Court on 13.09.2006 holding that the claimants are entitled to 12% additional market value and 9% interest from the date of notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Act, but not from the date of taking possession. Accordingly, this appeal is also allowed in part upholding the market value of the acquired land @ Rs.50,000/- per acre for dry lands and Rs.60,000/- per acre for wet lands. However, the claimants are entitled to 12% additional market value and 9% interest from the date of issuance of notification under Section 4 (1) of the Act, but not from the date of taking possession. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ V. ESWARAIAH, J. ______________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 6th October, 2010 Js.