HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA APPEAL SUIT NO.524 OF 2004 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 appellant – claimant in O.P.No.150 of 1989, aggrieved by the common order and decree dated 25.10.2002 passed in O.P.Nos.146 of 1989, 147 of 1989, 148 of 1989, 150 of 1989, 151 of 1989 and 152 of 1989 by the learned Prl.Senior Civil Judge, Ranga Reddy District at N.T.R.Nagar (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 an extent of Ac.05-06 guntas of land at Karmanghat for formation of inner ring road by the HUDA in survey Nos.7/1, 9 and 10. The draft notification under Section 4(1) of the Act was published in the gazette on 27.04.1983. After conducting due enquiry, the Land Acquisition Officer has fixed the compensation @ Rs.10/- per square yard, out of which, 1/3^rd was deducted and fixed Rs.6.67/- per square