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2026 Supreme(Online)(AP) 7927

HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
BATTU DEVANAND, A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA, JJ
SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR, A – Appellant
Versus
NAMMI VENKATA SURYA PRAKASA RAO – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:THE ADVOCATE GENERAL (AP)
For the Respondents: Y RAJARATNAM

Table of Content
1. overview and context of the land acquisition appeal. (Para 1 , 2)
2. appellant's arguments against the compensation awarded. (Para 3 , 4)
3. court's observations on market value and relevant legal precedents. (Para 7 , 8 , 10 , 12 , 14)
4. discussion on the validity of assessed market value. (Para 9 , 11 , 13)
5. final decision and outcome of the appeal. (Para 15)

COMMON JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Hari Haranadha Sarma)

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 fixation of fair compens

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