THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S. APPA RAO A.S. No. 1696 of 2001 Oral Judgment: This appeal by the State is directed against the award and decree dated 22.12.1997 passed in O.P. No. 47 of 1990 by the Subordinate Judge, Kothagudem. The land of the respondent-claimant in an extent of Ac.0.28 guntas was acquired by the State for a public purpose of opening underground coalmine. The Land Acquisition Officer, awarded compensation at the rate of Rs.11,650/- per acre. On reference, the Court below fixed the market value of the acquired land at Rs.15,500/- per acre. Questioning the enhancement, the State filed the present appeal. Similar appeal in A.S. No.222 of 1999, arising out of the very same acquisition, was dismissed by this Court by judgment dated 16.11.2004 holding as follows: The value of this appeal is Rs.1,155/-. Having regard to involvement of trivial and insignificant amounts, this appeal, in our considered opinion, ought not to have been preferred by the State. The appeal shall accordingly stand dismissed. This judgment, however, shall not operate as precedent for the purpose of determining the compensation in respect of other lands, if any, acquired even in the same village and shall not have any binding precedent value. The value of the present appeal is Rs.2,695/-. Since in this appeal also trivial and insignificant amounts are involved, following the above judgment, and for the reasons mentioned therein, we dismiss this appeal also. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. _________________ K. S.APPA RAO, J. Dated: 4th July, 2011 KSR