IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH : HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE NINTH [9TH] DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN Present: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY & THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY A.S.No.162 of 1998 Between: The Mandal Revenue Officer, Pedanandipadu … Appellant And: Jasti Venkata Krishnaiah … Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY & THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY A.S.No.162 of 1998 JUDGMENT: [per AGR, J] This appeal, under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 by the Mandal Revenue Officer, is directed against the common order dated 01.08.1995 passed by the Principal Subordinate Judge, Guntur in LA OP No.424 of 1985, whereby, the market value of the acquired land was fixed at Rs.30,000/- per acre by taking into consideration Exs.A.7 to A.9 sale deeds. 2. The learned Subordinate Judge by common order dated 01-08-1995 disposed of LA OP Nos.422, 423 and 424 of 1985, against which, AS Nos.677 of 1998 and 298 of 1998 and the present appeal AS No.162 of 1998 respectively are being preferred. AS No.677 of 1998 was dismissed by this Court on 08.11.2004, as the appeal value was less than Rs.5,000/- per acre and having regard to trivial nature of the amount involved. However, it was made clear that the said judgment shall not operate as a precedent for the purpose of determination of the compensation in respect of other lands, if any, acquired in the same village under the same notification. 3. However, the very same Division Bench allowed the appeal AS No.298 of 1998, by judgment dated 26.06.2003 upholding the market value arrived at Rs.30,000/- per acre and by deducting 1/4th thereof towards developmental charges, fixed the net market value at Rs.22,500/- per acre, for Ac.10.90 cents of land acquired in OP No.423 of 1985. 4. Following the same and for the reasons mentioned therein, this appeal is also allowed by fixing the market value of the acquired land at Rs.22,500/- per acre. 5. The appeal is accordingly allowed-in-part. No order as to costs. _________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J __________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J Date: 09.03.2010 bss