HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY L.A.A.S.No.291 OF 2005 JUDGMENT: (Per GVS,J) This appeal is directed against the order dated 11- 10-2004 in O.P.No.225 of 2000, on the file of the I- Additional Senior Civil Judge, Ranga Reddy District, wherein the reference made under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act was answered, fixing the market value of the acquired lands at Rs.66/- per square yard besides awarding other statutory benefits. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the appellants- claimants and the learned Government Pleader for respondent. Perused the record. 3. An extent of 447 square yards belonging to the first appellant-claimant in Plot No.136 and 685 square yards belonging to the second claimant in Plot No.104 and 650 square yards belonging to the third claimant in Plot Nos.137 and 145, all situate in Sy.Nos.177 and 178 of Cherlapalli village were acquired by the Government as part of total extent of Ac.77-26 gts for the purpose of development of infrastructure facilities for Cherlapalli Railway Station. A notification under Section 4(1) of the Act was issued on 03-10-1990. After holding enquiry, the Land Acquisition Officer fixed the market value of the land at Rs.50/- per square yard. Not satisfied with the same, the claimants sought reference to Civil Court under Section 18(1) of the Act. 4. Before the reference Court, the claimants sought enhancement to Rs.150/- per square yard. 5. During enquiry, the first claimant’s husband G.V.S.Murthy was examined as P.W.1 and Exs.A-1 and A-2 were marked. No oral or documentary evidence was adduced on behalf of the respondent-Land Acquisition Officer. 6. On a consideration of the evidence available on record, the reference Court fixed the market value at Rs.66/- per square yard. Not satisfied with same, the claimants preferred the present appeal. The appellants-claimants relied on Exa.A-1 certified copy of decree in O.P.No.223 of 1993 dated 31-12-2001 and Ex.A-2 certified copy of judgment in O.P.No.9 of 1993 and batch dated 31-12-2001. As seen from Exs.A-1 and A-2, the market value was fixed at Rs.66/- per square yard. Though the appellants have claimed at the rate of Rs.150/- per square yard, they have not adduced any evidence in support of the said claim and on the other hand, the only documents filed by them viz., Exs.A-1 and A-2 would go to show that for similarly placed lands, the Court has fixed the market value at the rate of Rs.66/- per square yard. The reference Court also noted in the impugned order that the respondent also gave consent for enhancing the compensation by Rs.16/- per square yard. Thus, relying on Exs.A-1 and A-2 only, the reference Court fixed the market value at Rs.66/- per square yard. As the claimants have not adduced any other evidence in support of their claim of compensation at the rate of Rs.84/- per square yard or Rs.150/- per square yard and the reference Court has fixed the market value at Rs.66/- per square yard based only on the documents Exs.A-1 and A-2 produced by the claimants, there cannot be any genuine grievance on the part of the appellants over the impugned order of the reference Court. In the appeal also, the appellants have not produced any additional evidence in support of their claim for enhancement of compensation at Rs.150/- per square yard. The claimants have, thus, failed to discharge the burden lying on them to establish their claim for higher compensation. 7. In the circumstances, the impugned order passed by the reference Court, fixing the market value at Rs.66/- per square yard, is held not liable to be interfered with. There are no merits in the appeal. 8. In the result, the appeal is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J ____________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 27th December, 2010 Lrkm. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH:: HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN Present: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY L.A.A.S.No.291 OF 2005 Between: Smt. G.Sita Ramamma and two others … Appellants And Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition Officer, R.R.District (Industries), Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad … Respondent