HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO APPEAL SUIT No.1653 of 1999 JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Mr.Justice Ghulam Mohammed) The Special Deputy Collector, who is the appellant herein, has filed this appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, assailing the validity and legality of the judgment and decree passed by the Senior Civil Judge, Peddapuram, in O.P.No.179 of 1989 dated 20/10/1998 wherein and whereby the compensation was enhanced from Rs.18,000/- in respect of wet land and Rs.12,000/- in respect of dry-wet land to Rs.50,000/- and 40,000/- respectively. The brief facts of the case are as follows: An extent of Ac.1-00 of land was acquired in Sy.No.659/1 in Kambalapalem village after issuing notification under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act, which was published in the official gazette on 29/08/1987. The Land Acquisition Officer, after due enquiry and taking into account all the sale statistics, passed an award determining the market value of the land at the rate of Rs.18,000/- in respect of wet land and Rs.12,000/- in respect of dry-wet land and the claimant has protested the award. On protest, the Land Acquisition Officer made a reference under Section 18 of the Act. In the reference Court, the claimants have produced both oral as well as documentary evidence and the Senior Civil Judge, Peddapuram, has disposed of number of OPs. by a common judgment enhancing the compensation after taking into account the judgment rendered by this Court in A.S.No.2913 of 1996 dated 17/03/998 which was marked as Ex.X-1. It is represented that the said judgment has become final since there is no appeal to the Supreme Court. In the circumstances, the appeal fails and the same is dismissed. However, it is needless to mention that the claimants are entitled to interest on the additional market value as well as the solatium. The claimants are also entitled to all statutory benefits provided under law. No order as to costs. _____________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHAN RAO, J Date: 23-12-2009 SKM