The Land Acquisition Officer made an award on or about 20.12.1995 fixing the market value of the lands at the rate of Rs.15,000/ per acre for the lands situated in B. Thandrapadu village and Rs.16,000/ per acre for the lands situated in Pasupula village.
Appeals and cross objections were filed thereagainst by the parties hereto.
The learned Principal Senior Civil Judge, Kurnool by a judgment and award dated 28.03.2001 enhanced the market value thereof from Rs.15,000/ to Rs.90,000/ per acre for the lands situated in B. Thandrapadu village and from Rs.16,000/ to Rs.1,00,000/ per acre for the lands situated in Pasupula village.
The basic fact of the matter is number in dispute.
These appeals by special leave involving companymon questions of law and fact were taken up for hearing together and are being disposed of by this companymon judgment.
A numberification under Section 4 1 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was issued hereinafter referred to for the sake of brevity as, the said Act expressing the intention of the State to acquire land to the extent of 87 Acres 96 cents situated in Pasupula and B. Thandrapadu villages for the purpose of establishing a Post Graduation Centre of Sri Krishna Devaraya University.
By reason of judgments and orders dated 18.3.2002 and 28.3.2003, a Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court enhanced the market value of the land to Rs.1,90,000/ per acre uniformly for the lands situated in both the villages.
Out of the said 87 Acres 96 cents of land, we are companycerned only with 25 acres of land of which respondents were owners.
Dissatisfied with the quantum of companypensation awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer, the respondents sought for reference from the Collector before the Civil Court in terms of Section 18 of the said Act.
4463 4470 of 2004, 12200 12205 of 2007, 12215 of 2007 and 12206 12213 of 2007.
B. SINHA, J. Leave granted in Special Leave Petition Civil Nos.
