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ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI, LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY
Mahananda – Appellant
Versus
Land Acquisition Officer Sub Collector – Respondent
JUDGMENT:
(per Hon’ble Sri Justice Laxmi Narayana Alishetty)
Heard Sri L.Prabhakar Reddy, learned counsel for the appellant/claimant and the learned Government Pleader for Appeals appearing for the respondent-Land Acquisition Officer.
2. This appeal, under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, (for short ‘the Act’) is filed by the claimant aggrieved by the order and decree dated 04.06.2007 passed in O.P.No.40 of 1998 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge, Bhongir (hereinafter referred to as “the Reference Court’).
3. In brief, the facts of the case are that on a requisition sent by the Executive Engineer, P.W.D (R & B), Nalgonda, vide letter dated 13.10.1988, the subject lands to an extent of Acs.4.22 guntas, which includes an extent of Acs.3.22 guntas of dry lands and an extent of Ac.1.00 of wet lands, situated in Sy.Nos.162, 163, 164, 165, 166 and 85 of Anantaram Village, Nalgonda District, belonging to the appellant/claimant were acquired for construction of Road over Bridge to eliminate three level crossings across Hyderabad-Kazipet broad gauge railway line between Bibinagar and Anantaram Railway crossings; that Draft Notification under Section 4(1) of the Act was published
The court established that compensation for acquired land must reflect genuine market transactions and account for severance, while emphasizing the need for evidence in claims for additional compensa....
The highest prevailing market value should be used to determine compensation for acquired lands, rejecting undervalued assessments by the Land Acquisition Officer.
The court upheld the Reference Court's enhancement of compensation for acquired lands, affirming the reliance on sale deeds and evidence as just and reasonable.
The burden of proof lies with claimants to establish a higher market value than that fixed by the Reference Court, which was upheld as reasonable.
The court established that compensation for acquired land must reflect market value, considering relevant sale transactions, time gaps, and necessary deductions, reaffirming the principle that claima....
The court upheld the market value fixed by the Land Acquisition Officer, affirming that the Reference Court properly evaluated the evidence and did not err in its decision.
The court upheld the principle of uniform compensation for acquired lands of similar nature and purpose, emphasizing the need to avoid discrimination in compensation assessments.
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