HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA 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 Land Acquisition Officer, Narayanpet, aggrieved by the order and decree dated 19.09.2018 passed in O.P.No.47 of 2011 by the learned Senior Civil Judge at Gadwal (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 Acquisition Officer has acquired the lands situated at Raikod Village of Narva Mandal for the purpose of construction of new irrigation tank across Ullivagu at Raikod village. The draft notification under Section 4(1) of the Act was published in the Gazette on 16.09.1993 and the advance possession was taken on 10.12.1986. After conducting due enquiry, the Land Acquisition Officer has awarded a compensation of Rs.6,500/- per acre. Aggrieved by the said award, the claimants have made an application and the same was referred under Section 18 of the Act to the Court of