THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR L.A.A.S. No.1201 of 2005 JUDGMENT: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Goda Raghuram) This appeal by the State is directed against the order of the reference Court of the learned Senior Civil Judge, Sangareddy, dated 11.02.2005 in O.P.No.28 of 1997. Pursuant to the notification under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’), the land of the respondents-claimants to an extent of Acs.4.22 guntas in Survey No.34 and Ac.1.22 guntas in Survey No.36 of Shikarkhana Village of Manoor Mandal was acquired for the Singoor Project. The notification under Section 4 (1) of the Act was issued on 15.07.1987 and after due process, an award was passed on 21.04.1989 determining the market value of the lands acquired at Rs.6,500/- per acre. Aggrieved by the quantum of compensation determined by the land Acquisition Officer, the claimants sought a reference under Section 18 of the Act. The learned reference Court re-determined the market value at Rs.16,500/- per acre relying upon the orders of the reference Court in O.P.Nos.610 of 1990 and batch, dated 04.11.1997, O.P.No.213 of 1995, dated 21.04.1995; and a judgment of a learned Division Bench of this Court in A.S.No.3397 of 1992, dated 19.08.1996. This Court in A.S.No.3397 of 1992 confirmed the value of the lands as determined by the reference Court at Rs.16,500/- per acre in respect of Narayanpalli Village. R.W.1, the Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition, in his testimony before the reference Court in O.P.No.28 of 1997 conceded the position that the lands of Narayanpalli are similar in nature to the lands in Shikarkhana Village. Based on the admission of R.W.1 as to the similarity of the lands in Narayanpalli and Shikarkhana and in view of the value of the lands in Narayanpalli at Rs.16,500/- per acre confirmed by this Court in the judgment, dated 19.08.1996, in A.S.No.3397 of 1992, (which has become final), the learned reference Court awarded compensation on the basis that the market value of the land acquired Rs.16,500/- per acre. In the facts and circumstances above, we see no ground to interfere with the impugned award of the reference Court. The appeal is therefore dismissed. No costs. _____________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J ______________________ SANJAY KUMAR,J Dt:19.01.2011 kdl