ORAL JUDGMENT

2.Heard Sri.K.S.Bheemaiah, learned counsel for the appellant and Sri.Gopalakrishna Soodi, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and Sri.V.R.Balaraj, learned counsel for respondent No.4. 2. The present second appeals are filed by the beneficiary challenging the award passed by the reference Court confirmed by the First Appellate Court.

3. Facts in the nut shell which are utmost necessary for disposal of the present appeals are as under:

3.1. The land of respondent No.4 was acquired by respondent Nos.1 to 3 for the purpose of construction of Kamasamudra Lift Irrigation Project in the year 2007 by virtue of the notification marked at Ex.P.1, pursuant o same final notification came to be passed vide Ex.P.2 and general award came to be passed vide Ex.P.3. Land Acquisition Officer fixed the compensation at the rate of Rs.33,000/- per acre of the land.

3.2. Few land losers in respect of the same project, had earlier filed the reference application under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act which were subject matter of LAC Nos.203/2014, 152/2012 and 109/2015.

3.3. Judgments in those reference cases were placed before the Trial Court vide Exs.P.4 to 6.