COMMON JUDGEMENT

The appellant in these appeal suits is the State. All these Appeal Suits arise out of the common judgement dated 30.11.2021 and individual decree (s) passed by the Land Acquisition Tribunal (Principal Subordinate Judge) at Kancheepuram [for short,“the Tribunal”] in L.A.O.P.No.460 of 2008 and a batch of cases whereby the tribunal determined the market value at the rate of Rs.8,720/- per cent and after applying 20% deduction towards development charges, enhanced the market value at Rs.6,976/- per cent as against the market value fixed by the LAO at Rs.200/- per cent apart from granting other statutory benefits under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 [for short, “the LA Act, 1894”]. Aggrieved by the said enhancement, the present appeals are filed by the Land Acquisition Officer/Referring Officer.

2. The appellant in these appeal suits is the Referring Officer – Special Tahsildar (LA), TACID, Oragadam Scheme, Irungattukottai. The private respondent(s) is/are claimants and the Managing Director, SIPCOT TACID Division, the official respondent is the requisitioning body.

3. These appeal suits are directed against the common order passed by the learned Principal Subordinate Judg