The appellants lime orchard companysisted of 761 lime trees.
The Land Acquisition Officer passed an award dated 31.8.1989, determining the market value of the said land by income capitalisation method.
He valued the income from each lime tree as Rs.80/ per annum.
The said land and the adjoining lands in all measuring 81 acres 38 cents were acquired for the purpose of fore shore submersion of Kandleru Reservoir under Telugu Ganga Project in pursuance of a numberification dated 4.7.1988 issued under Section 4 1 and a final declaration dated 30.6.1989 issued under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Act for short .
After making a provision for the fact that 33 trees were only four years old, he arrived the market value with reference to the lime trees as Rs.8,35,957/ .
He assessed the remainder of fruit bearing life of the lime trees as 14 years and therefore applied the multiplier of 14.
Taking numbere of the income from the other trees in the orchard, he awarded in all Rs.8,67,003.50p.
Feeling aggrieved, the appellant appealed to the High Court, restricting her grievance to the valuation of 761 lime trees.
He assessed the age of the trees as six years except 33 trees which were only about four years old .
as companypensation.
A small area therein also companytained other trees, that is, 20 companyonut trees, 24 cheeni trees, 2 guava trees and 2 drumstick trees.
Leave granted.
Heard the parties.
The appellant was the owner of a lime orchard measuring 7 acres 84 cents, situated at Dachuru village, Kaluvoy Mandal, Nellore District.
Not being satisfied with the said award, the appellant sought reference to the Civil Court, which by judgment and award dated 29.11.2000, upheld the award and affirmed the companypensation determined by the Land Acquisition Officer.
V.Raveendran J. Application for impleadment is dismissed as withdrawn.
