P. RAMACHANDRA RAJU, J.

( 1 ) AN extent of Ac. O. 18 guntas of land in S. NO. 155/2 of Bhuktapur village, part of abilabad town was acquired by the Government for the construction of a vegetable market by the adilabad Municipality. A draft notification dated 21-3-1975 was published in the gazette dated 17-4-1975. The declaration under section 6 was published in the gazette on 8-5-1975. Possession of the land was taken on 21-2-1976. Before the land acquisition officer the appellant claimed compensation at the rate of Rs. 300. 00 per square yard. He further claimed Rs. 70,000. 00 towards the cost of the building Rs. 9,000. 00 towards the cost of the compound wall and Rs. 3,000. 00 for a well. According to the appellant, the building, compound wall and well are existing by the date of the draft notification and he should be compensated for such building compound wall and well at the rates claimed by him. The land Acquisition officer held that the appellant constructed the building well and compound wall after the publication of the draft notification and the appellant was, therefore not entitled to be compensated for those structures. The land acquisition officer felt that the values

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