IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 2183 of 2008 Between: 1 Pothapi China Penchalaiah S/o. Yerra Nagaiah (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 2 Pothapi Narsimhulu S/o. Penchailaiah (L.R. of Late Pothapi Chinnakka) (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 3 Pothapi Narasimhulu S/o. Penchalaiah @ Chinna Penchalaiah (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 4 Pothapi Penchchalaiah S/o.Narasimhulu (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 5 Narsamma W/o. Yerra Nagaiah (L.R. of late Pothapi Yerra Nagaiah) (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 6 Yelakacharla Jandaiah S/o.Jandaiah (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 7 Yelakacharla Narasimhulu S/o.Jandaiah (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 8 Yelakacharla Nadipaiah S/o.Jandaiah (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District 9 Yelakacharla Penchalaiah S/o.Jandaiah (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 10 P. Narsimhulu S/o. Narasimhulu (L.R. of late P. Subba narsamma) (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 11 Pothapi Chinnabbi (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 12 Pothapi Sambaiah S/o. Thirupalaiah (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 13 Pothapi Thirupalaiah S/o. ondaiah (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 14 Yelakacharla Narsimhulu S/o. Narsaiah (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 15 Shake Kasim S/o. Imama Saheb (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 16 Pothapi Chinnaiah S/o.Penchalaiah (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 17 Pothapi Narasimhulu S/o.Chinnaiah (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 18 Yelakacharla Peda Yellaiah S/o. Rangaiah (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 19 E. Chinna Narasaiah S/o. Rangaiah (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 20 P. Shokaiah S/o. Chnnaiah (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 21 Yelakacharla Gangamma W/o. Yelakacharla Narasimahulu (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 22 Yelakacharla Orugaiah @ Narasimhulu S/o. Chinnaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 23 Pothapi Narsimhulu, S/o. Narasaiah, (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 24 Pothapi Thirupalaiah, S/o. China Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 25 Menuka Kondamma, W/o. Subbaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 26 Pothapi Bhaskar, S/o. Tirupal, (L.R. of late Pothapi Pichaiah) (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 27 P. Chinna Gangamma, W/o. Nalla Kondaiah, (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 28 Pothapi Mallaiah, W/o. Ramaiah, (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 29 Pothapi Ramaiah, S/o. China Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 30 Pothapi Peddakka, W/o. China Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 31 Anupalli Venkataiah, S/o. Venkata Subbaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 32 Yelakacharla Kondamma, S/o. Narasimhulu, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 33 Anupalli Venkata Subbaiah, S/o. Subbaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 34 Kota Subba Narasaiah, S/o. Narasaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 35 Kota Thirupalu, S/o. Subba Narsaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 36 Kota Thirupalu, S/o. Subba Narsaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 37 Smt. E. Saradamma, W/o. Gopalaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 38 Madhu Subbarayudu, S/o. Rosaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 39 Guduru Narasimhulu, S/o. Narsaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 40 E. Mallesh, S/o. Pedda Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 41 Itha Mallesh, S/o. Kondaiah @ Pedda Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 42 Shake Ibraheem, S/o. Mahabcob Sahab, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 43 D. Pedda Venkatamma, W/o. Chinnaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 44 Annapa Reddy Venkatamma, W/o. Sataiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 45 Dabadulla Chinna Venkatamma, W/o. Subbarayudu, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 46 K. Bala Narasimhulu, S/o. Subbaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 47 Konduru Bala Narasimhulu, S/o. Subbaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 48 Konduru Pullaiah, S/o. Subbaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 49 Konduru Gangaiah, S/o. Subbaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 50 P. China Kondaiah, S/o. Mallem Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 51 Pothapi Narsamma, W/o. Mallem Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 52 Pothapi Sambaiah, S/o. Mallem Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 53 Kothapalli Malleshwaramma, W/o. Venkatesh, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 54 Pothapi Peda Kondaiah, W/o. Mallem Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 55 Pothapi China Gangamma, S/o. Mallem Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 56 Kondur Rajamma, W/o. Gangaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 57 Pothapi Pedda Gangamma, W/o. Pedda Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 58 Pothapi Chinnaiah, S/o. Pedda Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 59 Elakacherla Penchalaiah, S/o. Chinnaiah, (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 60 Elakacherla China Narsaiah, S/o. Penchalaiah, (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 61 Elakacherla Yellamma, W/o. Penchalaiah, (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 62 Elakacherla Narsimhulu, @ Orugaiah, S/o. Chinnaiah, (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 63 Elakacherla Narsimhulu, @ Orugaiah, S/o. Chinnaiah, (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 64 Pothapi Subbamma, W/o. Late P. Subbaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 65 Elakacherla Chinna Narsaiah, S/o. Bakkaiah, (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 66 Elakacherla Arogyamma, W/o. Chinna Penchalaiah, (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 67 Elakacherla Narsamma, W/o. Bakkaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 68 Gollapathi Narsamma, W/o. Ragaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 69 Pothapi Penchalaiah, S/o. Yanadaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 70 Pothapi Yanadaiah, S/o. Penchalaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 71 P. Yanadaiah, S/o. Penchalaiah, (L.R. of Late Pothapi Gangamma) R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 72 Pothapi Penchalaiah, S/o. Yanadaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 73 Pothapi Narsimhulu, S/o. Yanadaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 74 Pothapi Mallem Kondaiah, S/o. Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 75 Pothapi Narasamma, S/o. Mallikarjun, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 76 Elakacherla Kondamma, W/o. Narasaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 77 Pothapi Buttaiah, S/o. Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 78 Pothapi Kuntaiah, S/o. Buttaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 79 Pothapi Chinna Kuntaiah @ Chinnaiah, S/o. Buttaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 80 Pothapi Yanadaiah, S/o. Adviaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 81 Elakacherla Narsamma, W/o. Anand, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 82 Pothapi Chinnaiah, S/o. Adivaiah, (L.R. of Late Pothapi Subbamma), R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 83 Pothapi Chinnaiah, S/o. Adivaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 84 Pothapi Penchalamma, S/o. Subbaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 85 Kasala Kondamma, W/o. Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 86 Itta China Kondaiah, S/o. Pedda Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 87 Itta Penchalamma, W/o. Late Pedda Kondaiah, (L.R. of Late. Itta Taraiah) R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 88 Itta China Kondaiah, S/o. Itta Peda Kondaiah, (L.R. of Late. Itta Kondamma) R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 89 Obulam Ankaiah, W/o. Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 90 Tummuluru Ankaiah, S/o. Ramaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 91 Tummuluru Kondaiah, S/o. Ramaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 92 Sakili Suseelamma, S/o. Late Subbaiah, (L.R. of Late. Sakili Subbaiah) (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 93 Itta Nadipaiah, S/o. Peda Kondaiah, (L.R. of Late. Itta Kondamma) R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 94 Itta Mallesh, S/o. Itta Kondaiah, (L.R. of Late. Itta Kondaiah) R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 95 Kasala Chinnaiah, S/o. Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 96 Subbamma, W/o. Late Kondaiah, (L.R. of Late. Obulam Kondaiah) R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 97 Sagili China Kondaiah, S/o. Yerraiah @ Peddaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 98 Itta Rosaiah, S/o. Nadipi Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 99 Kasala Malleshwaramma, W/o. Late Kasala Subbarayudu, (L.T. of Kasula Subbarayudu) R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 100 O. Subbamma, W/o. Late Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 101 P. Chinnaiah, S/o. Adivaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 102 Madduru Kondamma, W/o. Penchalaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 103 Pothapi China Kondaiah, W/o. Mallem Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 104 Konduru Malleshwaramma, W/o. Santaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 105 Peeruru Narasamma, W/o. Penchalaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 106 Gattupalli Kondaiah, S/o. Konda Reddy, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 107 Pothapi Chinnaiah, S/o. Adivaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 108 Narasimhulu, S/o. Penchalaiah (L.R. of Late Smt. Pothapi Chinnakka) R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 109 Banala Venkata Subbaiah, S/o. Venkataiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 110 Shake Hannebi@Manamma, W/o. Madar Sahab, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 111 Pothapi Penchalaiah, S/o. Narasaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 112 Avula Venkata Subbaiah, S/o. Subbaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 113 Madamala Narasaiah, S/o. Narasaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 114 Guduru Peda Pottaiah, S/o. Penchalaiah, (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 115 Guduru K. Narasimhulu, S/o. Pullaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 116 YalakacherlaNadipaiah, S/o. Chandraiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 117 P. Chinna Penchalaiah@Penchalaiah, S/o. Pothapi Chinna Penchalaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 118 Pothapi Narsimhulu, S/o. Chinna Penchalaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 119 Pothapi Chinnaiah @ Chinna Penchalaiah, S/o. Chinna Penchalaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 120 Kota Narasaiah, S/o. Gundaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 121 Yalaka Charla Subba Narasamma, W/o. Pedda Penchalaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 122 Pothapi Chinnaiah, S/o. Chinna Penchalaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 123 Pothapi Venkata Subbamma, W/o. Gundaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 124 Pothapi Narsimhulu, S/o. Narasaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 125 Cherupalli Chinnakka, W/o. Krishnaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 126 Guduru China Pottaiah, S/o. Penchalaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 127 Pallam Narasimhulu, S/o. Penchalaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 128 Mallu Narasimha Reddy, S/o. Lakshmi Reddy, (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 129 Kaluvoy Venkata Subba Reddy S/o. Ramaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 130 Nijamala Narasimhulu, S/o. Penchalaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 131 Nijamala Pullaiah, S/o. Penchalaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 132 Nijamala Penchalaiah@Tirupal, S/o. Penchalaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 133 O. Ankamma, W/o. Late Obulam Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 134 Sagili Mallem Kondaiah, S/o. Peddaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 135 Thummaluru Gopalamma, W/o. Thirupalaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 136 Sagili Ramasubbamma, W/o. Ramachannder, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 137 Mamidi Sudhakar Reddy, S/o. Channa Reddy, (R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 138 Konda Lakshmamma, W/o. Late K. Narsa Reddy, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 139 Sagili Mallem Kondaiah @ Kondiaah, S/o. Papaiah @ Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 140 Sagili Mallem Kondaiah, S/o. Kondaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 141 Sagili China Kondaiah, S/o. Peddaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 142 Rampati Jayamma, W/o. Subbarayudu, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. 143 Sagili Pedda Kondaiah, S/o. Peddaiah, R/o. Needurupalli Village, Gopavaram Mandal, Cuddapah District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Irrigation & Command Area (I & CAD) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Special Collector, Galarunagari Sujala Sharavanthi Project, Cuddapah, Cuddapah District. 3 The Special Deputy Collector, Unit-II Telugu Ganga Project, Mamillapalli Project, Cuddapah, Cuddapah District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 3 herein to award interest on the Market Value, Solatium and additional market value from the date of 4(1) notification i.e, 11-2-1994 to date of realization instead of from the date of 28-A applications i.e, 12-8-2002 on par with the judgment and Decree of the District Judge, Kadapa, dt.25-2-2002 in OP No. 890 of 1999 & 891 of 1999 and pay the same to the petitioners herein in pursuance of their applications filed U/s. 28-A dt.12-8-2002. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.N.VASUDEVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 2183 of 2008 O R D E R: Petitioners herein claim to be the owners of different extents of land situated in Rekalakunta village, Gopavaram Mandal, Kadapa District. It is not in dispute that the said lands along with structures standing thereon were acquired for the purpose of foreshore submergence under 330 contour of Somasila project vide notification dated 03-03-1994 published under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’). Pursuant thereto, an award was passed by the Land Acquisition Officer on 03-06-1994 fixing the compensation vide Award Nos. 1/94-95 and 2/94-95 followed by supplementary awards 6/94-95 and 7/95-96 dated 31-08-1995. It is also not in dispute that in terms of the said awards the petitioners herein along with other claimants were paid the compensation. However, some of the claimants filed applications under Section 18 of the Act seeking reference to civil Court for enhancement of compensation with regard to structures and on the basis of the same LAOP. Nos.890 and 891 of 1999 were registered in the Court of the District Judge, Kadapa and after conducting due enquiry by order dated 25-02-2002 the compensation in respect of houses and structures was enhanced by 100% over and above of the market value awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer. It is stated that the petitioners herein could not take steps for reference under Section 18 of the Act in time and they came to know about the enhancement awarded in LAOP. Nos. 890 and 891 of 1999 only on 22-05-2002. Immediately thereafter, they made an application on 12-08-2002 under Section 28-A of the Act for re-determination of the compensation on the basis of the award passed by the civil Court in LAOP. Nos.890 and 891 of 1999. Though the said application was acknowledged by the 3rd respondent, since no orders were passed thereon, the petitioners were constrained to file W.P.No.27219 of 2006 which was disposed of by this Court by order dated 29-12-2006 directing the respondents to dispose of the applications of the petitioners within four weeks. In the meanwhile, the Government preferred appeals before this Court against the order in LAOP. Nos. 890 and 891 of 1999 and by judgment dated 18-04-2006, this court revised the compensation from 100% to 80%. However, all the statutory benefits including interest on market value, solatium and additional market value were granted. Thereafter, the 3rd respondent passed an order dated 21-08-2007 rejecting the application of the petitioners under Section 28-A of the Act on the ground that the application was barred by limitation. Challenging the said order, the petitioners filed W.P.No.19251 of 2007, which was allowed by this Court by order dated 12-11-2007 thereby setting aside the order dated 21-08-2007. In pursuance thereof a fresh order was passed by the 3rd respondent on 31-12-2007 granting market value that was awarded to the claimants in LAOP. Nos. 890 and 891 of 1999. However, the interest on the market value was awarded at the rate of 9% for one year and 15% thereafter from the date of application filed under Section 28-A of the Act. The said order dated 31-12-2007 passed by the 3rd respondent is under challenge in this writ petition contending inter alia that the 3rd respondent ought to have awarded interest from the date of 4 (1) notification apart from interest on solatium and additional market value as awarded in LAOP.Nos.890 and 891 of 1999 dated 25-02-2002. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents and perused the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents. As pr the settled legal position, the petitioners are entitled for the market value as well as all statutory benefits as awarded in LAOP.Nos.890 and 891of 1999 and the same could not be disputed by the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. As a matter of fact, in similar circumstances this Court disposed of W.P.No.13241 of 2008 by order dated 02-07-2008 holding that the petitioners therein shall be entitled to interest in terms of the award passed by the reference Court in respect of the lands covered by the same notification. Having regard to the settled legal position, the impugned order dated 31-12-2007 to the extent of awarding the interest and denying the other statutory benefits is hereby set aside and it is declared that the petitioners herein shall be entitled to interest and all other statutory benefits in terms of the award passed in LAOP.Nos.890 and 891 of 1999 dated 25-02-2002 on the file of the Court of the District Judge Kadapa. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of modifying the impugned order to the extent mentioned above. The respondents shall pay the amounts to which the petitioners are entitle to in terms of this order as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 21-07-2008 KLP