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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
BATTU DEVANAND, A.HARI HARANADHA SARMA
Special Deputy Collector – Appellant
Versus
Nammi Venkata Surya Prakasa Rao – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. filing of appeal under land acquisition laws. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. compensation awarded during land acquisition. (Para 3) |
| 3. claimant's argument for higher compensation. (Para 4) |
| 4. determination of market value of land. (Para 6) |
| 5. judicial reasoning on market value assessment. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 6. court's final view on compensation adequacy. (Para 13 , 14) |
| 7. conclusion and dismissal of appeals. (Para 15) |
JUDGMENT :
A. Hari Haranadha Sarma, J.
Introductory:-
[i] Appeal in LAAS No.126 of 2019 is filed under Section 74 of the RIGHT TO FAIR COMPENSATION AND TRANSPARENCY IN LAND ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT ACT , 2013 [Act 30 of 2013] r/w Section 54 of the LAND ACQUISITION ACT , 1894 and directed against an award passed by the learned Principal Senior Civil Judge, Vijayawada in LAOP No.104 of 2015 dated 01.05.2019.
[ii] The Special Deputy Collector (L.A.) and Land Acquisition Officer, Vijayawada, who made reference under Section 18 of the LAND ACQUISITION ACT , 1894 is the appellant herein. Cross-Objections are made by the claimants vide Cross-Objections No.36 of 2024.
Facto matrix:-
2. [i] Since the appeal and the Cross-Objections are pertaining to
The basic valuation register is not a definitive measure for market value under land acquisition laws; courts should rely on bona fide sale data for accurate compensation assessment.
Compensation for acquired land under the Land Acquisition Act cannot be determined solely on the basis of rates mentioned in the records/ documents issued by the Deputy Registrar, Registration and St....
Once the market value of the land as on the date of publication of notification under Section 4(1) of the L.A. Act is so determined the land owner(s) shall be entitled to an amount @12% per annum the....
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