The facts in these two appeals are substantially similar and the question that falls for consideration is also common. Therefore these two appeals are clubbed and heard together and they are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2. State of Andhra Pradesh and its officers who are defendants in the suits O.S. Nos.51/1994 and 69/93, filed these appeals under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure against the judgments and decrees dt. 29-1 0-1999 passed by the Senior Civil Judge, Miryalaguda in decreeing the suits of the plaintiff/s filed for recovery of compensation for the land taken by the defendants with interest.

3. The relevant facts, shorn of details and necessary for the disposal of these appeals lie in a narrow compass.

4. The first defendant issued Notification on 21-6-1969 under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short "the act") proposing to acquire Ac.8-38 guntas in S.Nos.820, 821,825 and471 for the purpose of construction of Camp division of Nagarjuna Sagar canals at Mattampalli village. Out of it the father of the plaintiff in OS No.51/94 owns Ac.4-13 guntas. By invoking urgency clause under Section 17 of the Act enquiry under Section 5-A w