THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND And THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA LAAS No.347 of 2013 and 325 of 2018 COMMON JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A. Hari Haranadha Sarma)

Introductory:-

[i] These Appeals are filed under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 [for short ‘the Act’ ] and directed against the orders dated 28.02.2013 passed in LAOP No.23 of 2005 by the learned Senior Civil Judge, Nuzvid.

[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 in LAAS No.347 of 2013 and the appeal in LAAS No.325 of

2018 is filed by the claimant /Patapanchula Narasimha Rao.

2. Questioning the compensation fixed as excessive, the Referring Officer has filed the appeal, whereas questioning the compensation awarded as inadequate and insufficient, the claimant has filed the appeal.

3. For the sake of convenience, parties will be referred to as ‘the claimant”

and referring officer.

4. [i] For the construction of Booster Station by the Gas Authority of India Ltd., Vijayawada, land measuring Ac.23.36 cents in G. Konduru village was acquired under award No.1