( 1 ) BOTH these appeals arise out of the original petition No. 67 of 1957 on the file of the District Court of East Godavari at Rajahmundry. The claimant Penumatcha Subhadrayyamma has preferred Appeal No. 133 of 1959 under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act claiming enhancement of compensation. Appeal No. 201 of 1959 was filed by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajahmundry against the same award contending that the amount of compensation wan wrongly enhanced by the District Judge, East Godavari at Rajahmundry. The main question that arises for decision in both the appeals is as to the amount of compensation to be awarded to the claimant in respect of the property acquired.

( 2 ) THE property acquired consists of 4 acres and 40542 square feet in extent along with the buildings thereon in the town of Rajahmundry. The plinth area of the buildings acquired is 28,048 square feet The Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajahmundry who is the Land Acquisition Officer, valued the land and the buildings separately. He fixed the market value of the land at Rs. 9871-7-0. So far as the buildings were concerned, he fixed the value at Rs. 80,138-9-0. The Additional District Judge of Rajahmundry, on

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