HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY A.S.Nos. 424, 615 and 865 of 998 COMMON JUDGMENT : (per Hon'ble Sri Justice A. Gopal Reddy) All these appeals arise out of the common order passed by the Principal Subordinate Judge, Kurnool dated 29.01.1996, in O.P.Nos. 9, 14 and 8 of 1994, enhancing the compensation to Rs.20,000/- as against Rs.12,000/- awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer, while answering the reference in favour of the claimants. It is not disputed that the lands covered by the present batch of O.Ps in all measuring Ac.7-22 cents situated at Peapully Village were acquired for the purpose of construction of a tank locally known as Ramanna Cheruvu, by publishing a draft notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity, “the Act”) in the A.P.Gazette on 23.06.1992. The Land Acquisition Officer by his award No.3 of 1993, dated 30.09.1993 fixed the market value at Rs.12,000/- per acre for dry lands and Rs.20,000/- per acre for wet lands. Dissatisfied with the same, the claimants sought for reference of the matter to the civil Court under Section 18 of the Act and on reference being made, the Principal Subordinate Judge awarded the compensation for the acquired land at Rs.20,000/- per acre. The learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition and the learned counsel for the respondents/claimants, brought to our notice that for the lands covered by the notification under Section 4(1) of the Act, dated 05.03.1992, the reference court by its order dated 29.01.1996 in O.P.No.41 of 1994, fixed the market value of the acquired land at Rs.20,000/- per acre for dry lands and Rs.30,000/- per acre for wet lands and A.S.No.610 of 1998 preferred there against was dismissed on 08.11.2004 confirming the fixation of the market value, by following the judgment rendered by this Court earlier in L.P.A.No.6 of 1999 in A.S.No.503 of 1999, dated 21.01.1999. Following the same, these appeals are also liable to be disposed of confirming the fixation of the market value at Rs.20,000/- per acre for dry lands and Rs.30,000/- per acre for wet lands, except awarding additional market value at 12% per annum, admittedly awarded prior to the issuance of the notification, from the date of taking possession on 01.12.1981 till the date of award i.e., 30.09.1993, which is anterior to the issuance of the notification, confining the same from the date of issuance of the notification i.e., 23.06.1992 till the date of passing the award. Accordingly, all the appeals are disposed of, as indicated above. No order as to costs. ----------------------- (A. GOPAL REDDY,J) -------------------------- (G.V. SEETHAPATHY, J) 3rd March 2009 ksld ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{BMR}