HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.BHAVANI PRASAD and HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.G.SHANKAR A.S.No. 797 of 1998 JUDGMENT: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice K.G.Shankar) The land in an extent of 345.33 square yards in S.No.288, Yennepally was acquired for laying the approach road to the road over bridge. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded compensation at Rs.25/- per square yard. Not satisfied with the amount of compensation awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer, the claimant sought for a reference to the Civil Court. The matter consequently was referred to the Subordinate Judge, Vikarabad under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. It was numbered as O.P.No.32 of 1993. Through the impugned judgment, the referral Court enhanced the compensation working out @ Rs.100/- per square yard together with the statutory benefits. Aggrieved by the same, Government preferred the present appeal. Heard Sri S.Md.Haneef,learned Assistant Government Pleader for Appeals for the appellant. None appeared for the respondent. The referral Court based its finding on the award passed by the same Court in O.P.No.8 of 1993 certified copy of which was marked as Ex.A.1. Ex.A.2 is the certified copy of the decree in O.P.No.8 of 1993. When the nearby land in the same survey number was acquired, the reference in O.P.No.8 of 1993 determined compensation at Rs.100/- per square yard. R.W.1 in the present case is Senior Assistant of the Government in the Revenue Divisional Officer’s Office at Vikarabad. He admitted the proceedings in O.P.No.8 of 1993. In fact, it is R.W.1 who proved Exs.A.1 and A.2. Where the Court determined compensation at Rs.100/- per square yard in respect of the property situate in the same survey number as in the present case acquired through the same notification, it is imperative for the referral Court to determine the market value of the acquired property at the same rate as determined in O.P.No.8 of 1993 on the file of the said Court. The learned referral Officer therefore was perfectly justified in determining the market value of the property at Rs.100/- per square yard. There is no ground to unsettle the order of the learned Senior Civil Judge, Vikarabad in determining the market value on the strength of an earlier judgment of the same Court, which became final. We therefore see no merits in this appeal. This appeal is consequently dismissed. No costs. _____________________ G.BHAVANI PRASAD,J ________________ K.G.SHANKAR,J 24th December, 2010. PNV