HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD *****

Between:

1. V.Laxma Reddy, S/o.late V.Bal Reddy, Aged about 56 years, Occ: Agriculture, R/o.Balanagar Village & Mandal, Mahabubnagar District (Died per LRs A2 to A4)

2. Bendhi Jayanthi W/o.B.Srinivas Reddy, Aged about 65 years, Occ: Housewife, R/o.H.No.1-37/B, Elikatta, Mahabubnagar.

3. Kothur Revathi W/o.Kothur Janardhan Reddy, Aged about 63 years, Occ: Housewife, R/o.Flat No.57, Prim Rose Block L & T Serene County, Urdu University, Gachibowli, Ranga Reddy District.

4. Rajender R. Venkat S/o.Venkat Laxma Reddy, H.No.2-69, Post Office Road, Balanagar, Mahabubnagar – 509 202.

Appellant Nos.2 to 4 are brought on record as LRs of deceased sole appellant as per Court Order dated 27.06.2023, vide I.A.No.3 of 2023 in LAAS No.166 of 2007 … Appellants/

Claim Petitioners And The Land Acquisition Officer/

Revenue Divisional Officer, Mahabubnagar, Mahabubnagar District. … Respondent/

Respondent DATE OF JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED : 25.04.2025 Submitted for approval.

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

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* HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA + LAAS No.166 of 2007 % Dated 25.04.2025 Between:

# 1. V.Laxma Reddy, S/o.late V.Bal Reddy, Aged about 56 years, Occ: Agriculture, R/o.Balanagar Village & Mandal, Mahabubnagar District (Died per LRs A2 to A4)

2. Bendhi Jayanthi W/o.B.Srinivas Reddy, Aged about 65 years, Occ: Housewife, R/o.H.No.1-37/B, Elikatta, Mahabubnagar.

3. Kothur Revathi W/o.Kothur Janardhan Reddy, Aged about 63 years, Occ: Housewife, R/o.Flat No.57, Prim Rose Block L & T Serene County, Urdu University, Gachibowli, Ranga Reddy District. 4. Rajender R. Venkat S/o.Venkat Laxma Reddy, H.No.2-69, Post Office Road, Balanagar, Mahabubnagar – 509 202.

Appellant Nos.2 to 4 are brought on record as LRs of deceased sole appellant as per Court Order dated 27.06.2023, vide I.A.No.3 of 2023 in LAAS No.166 of 2007 … Appellants/

Claim Petitioners And $ The Land Acquisition Officer/

Revenue Divisional Officer, Mahabubnagar, Mahabubnagar District. … Respondent/

Respondent ! Counsel for the Appellants: Sri A.Kranthikumar Reddy, ^ Counsel for the Respondent: Learned Government Pleader Gist:

>HEAD NOTE:

? Cases referred

1. 2016 SCC OnLine Hyd 131 HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA L.A.A.S.No.166 of 2007 JUDGMENT: (per Hon’ble Smt. Justice Tirumala Devi Eada)

This appeal, under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, (for short ‘the Act’) is preferred by the appellants – claimants, aggrieved by the order and decree dated 02.05.2003 passed in O.P.No.71 of 1999 by the learned Additional District Judge at Mahabubnagar (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Reference Court’).

2. For convenience and clarity, the parties herein are referred to as they were arrayed before the reference Court.

3. The facts of the case in brief are that the land to an extent of Ac.02-28 guntas was acquired by the Government for formation of Metro gauge to Broad gauge railway line at Balanagar. Draft notification under Section 4(1) of the Act was published on 12.01.1996, while the possession was taken on 21.03.1994. After due enquiry, the Land Acquisition Officer has fixed the market value @ Rs.30,000/- per acre. Aggrieved by the said award, the claimants have made an application under Section 18 of the Act, which was referred to the Additional District Judge at Mahabubnagar.

4. The case of the claimants is that the acquired land is very near to the National Highway and that just behind the acquired land there are commercial complexes, hotels and shops, also a railway station and an MRO Office and that the acquired land is of commercial value.

5. The reference Co