THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VAKITI RAMAKRISHNA REDDY APPEAL SUIT No. 3266 of 2000

JUDGMENT

(Per Hon’ble 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 judgment and award dated 24.08.1999 passed in L.A.O.P. No. 240 of 1987 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge, Peddapalli (hereinafter referred to as the “Reference Court”).

2. By the impugned judgment, the Reference Court enhanced the compensation awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer (for short, “LAO”) in respect of the acquired lands, thereby giving rise to the present appeals at the instance of the Land Acquisition Officer &

RDO, Peddapalli.

3. For the sake of convenience, the parties shall hereinafter be referred to as they were arrayed before the Reference Court.

I. BRIEF FACTS

4. The Land in Sy. Nos. 448, 450/B, 451, 452 and 453 to an extent of Ac.8-39 gts of dry land situated at Jangoan Village of Peddapalli Taluq of Karimnagar District were acquired for the purpose of depillaring of 5-A incline mine by the Singareni Collieries Company Limited, G