THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VAKITI RAMAKRISHNA REDDY LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL SUIT. No. 670 of 2011 JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy This Appeal, filed by the Land Acquisition Officer & Revenue Divisional Officer, Nizamabad under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, “the Act”), is directed against the judgment and award dated 22.06.2010 passed in O.P. No. 1147 of 2002 on the file of I Additional District Judge, at Nizamabad (hereinafter called as ‘Reference Court), whereby the Reference Court enhanced the compensation awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer (for short, “LAO”) in respect of the acquired lands.

I. BRIEF FACTS

2. The lands situated in Survey Nos. 530 to an extent of Ac. 1-35 gts, Survey Nos. 530/1 extent of Ac. 0-37 ½ gts and Survey Nos. 530/1 extent of Ac. 0-02 ½ gts of Sirikonda Village and Mandal, Nizamabad District were acquired for the public purpose of providing house sites to the weaker sections of the society. A notification under Section 4(1) of the Act was published on 23.10.1999.

3. The LAO passed an award dated 16.04.2001 fixing the market value at Rs. 6000/- per acre