HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA APPEAL SUIT No.3863 of 2004 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 Special Deputy Collector, LA Unit, LMD Colony, Karimnagar, aggrieved by the order and decree dated 06.02.2004 passed in O.P.No.53 of 1997 by the learned Senior Civil Judge at Karimnagar (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.04-05 guntas situated at Sirsed Village in Jammikunta Mandal of Karimnagar District was acquired for the purpose of excavation of IR of 10R of DEM-16. The draft notification under Section 4(1) of the Act was published in the Gazette on 31.07.1990 and in other news papers on 29.11.1990 and 09.11.1990. After conducting due enquiry, the Land Acquisition Officer (LAO) has fixed the value at Rs.10,200/- per acre and he has also fixed the value of the lands @Rs.5,500/- per acre for the purpose of awar