THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VAKITI RAMAKRISHNA REDDY APPEAL SUIT No. 3841 of 2004 JUDGMENT: (Per Honourable Sri Justice Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy This Land Acquisition Appeal, filed under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), is directed against the order and decree dated 28.06.2004 passed in O.P. No. 16 of 2002 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge, Siddipet (hereinafter referred to as the “Reference Court”).

2. By the impugned order, the Reference Court enhanced the compensation awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer (for short, “LAO”) from Rs.20,000/- per acre to Rs.1,40,000/- in respect of acquired land and from Rs.74,000/- to Rs.99,000/- for each irrigation well. Aggrieved thereby, the present Appeal is preferred by the Land Acquisition Officer, Revenue Divisional Officer, Siddipet.

I. BRIEF FACTS

3. The Land to an extent of Ac.0.26 guntas, Ac.3.36 guntas, Ac. 0.20 guntas in Sy. No. 281 of Vittalapur Village of China Kodur Mandal of Siddipet District were acquired for the purpose of construction of an irrigation tank at Vittalapur village.

II. NOTIFICATION AND AWARD:

4. A notification under se