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 appellants – claimants, aggrieved by the order and decree dated 27.07.2011 passed in O.P.No.09 of 2002 by the learned Senior Civil Judge at Peddapalli (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 on the requisition made by the Executive Engineer, Super Thermal Power Station, Ramagundam Division to acquire the lands in survey Nos.408 and 265 of Medipalli village for the purpose of construction of temporary colony for the employees of Super Thermal Power Project, Ramagundam, the Land Acquisition Officer has issued a draft notification under Section 4(1) of the Act on 11.07.1980. The Land Acquisition Officer took advance possession of the land on 25.11.1978 by invoking urgency provision. After conducting due enquiry, the Land Acquisition Officer has awarded Rs.2,000/- per acre fo