THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA CITY CIVIL COURT APPEAL NO.326 OF 2003 AND X-OBJECTIONS (SR) NO.1375 OF 2004 COMMON JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Smt. Justice Tirumala Devi Eada)

This is an appeal, under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) is filed by the appellant – Special Deputy Collector-cum-Land Acquisition Officer (LA) Industries, Hyderabad, aggrieved by the order and decree dated 10.04.2003 passed in O.P.No.199 of 1992 by the learned First Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Reference Court’). X-Objections are filed by the claimants.

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 based on the requisition made by Defence Estate Officer, the land to an extent of Ac.03.21 guntas situated in T.S.Nos.1/3 and 1/4, Block G, Ward No.276, in old Sy.No.47/1, 47/2, 47/3, 48 to 52 and 53/1 of Kanchanbagh village, Charminar Mandal, Hyderabad was acquired, for the purpose of expansion of Defence Research Development Laboratory (DRDL).

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