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U. DURGA PRASAD RAO, V R K KRUPA SAGAR
Indira Patro – Appellant
Versus
S. V Joshi – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
U.Durga Prasad Rao, J.
Aggrieved by the order dated 06.03.2018 in L.A.O.P. No.1759/1999 passed by learned XII Additional District Judge, Visakhapatnam, holding that first claimant is the title holder of the acquired land of Ac. 111.16 cents under award No.2/1999, dated 31.05.1999 and the first claimant is entitled to the entire compensation deposited by the L.A.O., the other rival claimants filed the above appeals. i.e., Claimant No.2 filed A.S. No.635 of 2018; Claimant Nos.3&4 filed A.S. No.549 of 2018 and Claimant Nos.5 to 7 & 9 to 16 filed A.S. No.995 of 2018.
I. The factual matrix is thus:
a) At the instance of Additional General Manager, NTPC, Visakhapatnam, the Land Acquisition Officer (LAO) acquired Ac.111.16 cents in S.No.461/2B and 461/2C in Block No.XX of Cheepurupalli (West) Village in Paravada Mandal under award No.2/1999, dated 31.05.1999, for establishment of M/s.Simhadri Thermal Power Project. As there were disputes among claimants 1 to 10, the LAO has made a reference under Section 30 of the LAND ACQUISITION ACT , 1894 for judicial determination and deposited the compensation amount.
(b) Learned XII Additional District Judge, Visakhapatnam, took up a enquiry i
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