HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA APPEAL SUIT NO.762 OF 1998 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 04.10.1994 passed in O.P.No.48 of 1992 by the learned Sub-ordinate Judge at Nagarkurnool (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 the land to an extent of Ac.04-35 cents situated in Sy.No.559 of Gangaram village belonging to the claimants was proposed to be acquired to provide house sites to the people belonging to Backward Classes and to remove congestion in the said village. In pursuance of the said proceedings, the notification under Section 4(1) and 6 of the Act have been published in the Gazette on 20.02.1992 and 29.02.1992 respectively. After conducting due enquiry, the Land Acquisition Officer (LAO) has granted an amount of Rs.3,200/- per acre. Aggrieved by the said award, the