THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.R.L. NAGESWARA RAO Appeal Suit No. 3818 of 2000 Dated: 8-12-2010 Judgment: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Goda Raghuram) When the matter is called for hearing, Sri Subba Rao, the learned counsel for the appellant who has filed Vakalath on behalf of the appellant- A.P. Housing Board has stated that he is no longer the Standing Counsel and that the appellant has taken away the case bundle. No other counsel has filed Vakalath nor has entered appearance on behalf of the appellant. This appeal of the year 2000 is directed against the award of the reference court of the learned Additional District Judge, Adilabad dated 22-7- 1992 in O.P.No. 131 of 1989 and batch in so far as it pertains to OP No. 118 of 1989. The lands of the 1st respondent and other lands in a total extent of Ac.21-06 cents in Sawargaon village of Adilabad Mandal were acquired pursuant to a notification under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’). The Land Acquisition Officer eventually passed an award determining the market value at Rs.11,000/- per acre on the basis of Exs. A1 to A3, the judgments of this Court dated 19-7-1989, 23-6-1989 and 1- 8-1989 in several appeals by the State directed against the orders of the respective reference courts in respect of substantially similar lands which were also acquired. In the totality of the circumstances and in view of the fact that there is no representation on behalf of the appellant in this appeal of the year 2000, we are inclined to dismiss the appeal for default. The appeal is accordingly dismissed for default. There shall however be no order as to costs. ___________________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J 8th December, 2010 _______________________________ N.R.L. NAGESWARA RAO, J GRR