Nooty Ramamohana Rao, J.

LAAS No.587 OF 2010

1. One bunch of appeals are preferred by the claimants under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 not being satisfied with the fixation of the market value at the rate of Rs.3,00,000/- per acre, subject to deduction of 1/3rd thereafter per acre towards development costs.

2. The other batch of appeals were preferred by the Land Acquisition Officer, aggrieved by the fixation of the market value at Rs.3,00,000/- per acre, subject to deduction of 1/3rd towards development charges, the net result of the market value working out to Rs.2,00,000/- per acre. Thus these cases are intricately connected to each other.

3. The facts lie in a very narrow compass. Initially, by a draft notification published under Section (1) of Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, on 26.09.1998, an extent of Ac.41.88 cents of land in Yemmiganur Town, Kurnool District was proposed for acquisition for providing house sites to the weaker sections of the society. Quickly thereafter, another notification under Subsection (1) of Section 4 of the Land Acqu