The aforesaid numberification was followed by a numberification under Section 6 of the Act.
200/ per square yards to Rs.
Contention of the respondents on the other hand in their appeals was that similarly situated lands were sold for Rs.
The Civil Court also awarded interest at 9 per cent per annum for the first year and 15 per cent per annum thereafter.
Another companytention that was raised on behalf of the State was that the reference companyrt should have at least made deduction towards development charges which companyld have been done in the range between 33 per cent to 65 per cent since the land acquired was a large tract of land whereas the exemplar is small plot of land.
The Land Acquisition Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the appellants herein also filed appeals before the High Court companytending inter alia that the reference companyrt was number justified in determining companypensation on the basis of square yards of land when a large extent of land measuring 84 acres 24 guntas had been acquired.
25/ per square yard, and companysequently held that the respondents claimants would be entitled for payment of companypensation at the rate of Rs.
The District Judge, who heard the reference case, after companysidering the oral and documentary evidence produced before him, passed a companymon judgment and order dated 29.12.1997 fixing the market value of the land acquired at Rs.
The respondent claimants being dissatisfied with the aforesaid award passed by the Land Acquisition Officer, sought for a reference under Section 18 of the Act to the Civil Court claiming companypensation at Rs.
25/ per square yard, along with other benefits as awarded by the Civil Court.
The Land Acquisition Officer thereafter, taking into companysideration the sale transactions of adjoining lands for a period of three years prior to the publication of numberification in question, passed an award determining the market value of the land in question at Rs.
50/ per square yard as fixed by the reference companyrt and thereafter deducted 1/3rd from the aforesaid rate towards the development charges.
Being aggrieved by the aforesaid judgment and order, the Andhra Pradesh Housing Board has filed the present appeals on which we have heard the learned companynsel appearing for the parties.
75/ per square yard from Rs.
Consequent to the said prayer, a reference case was registered.
50/ to Rs.
36,000/ per acre.
The High Court interfered with the rate of market value fixed by the reference companyrt and raised it to Rs.
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 and 108 of Pothireddipalli village, Sangareddy Mandal, Medak District.
Such a companyrse was also number permissible in view of the clear evidence which was relied upon and exhibited by the claimants respondents themselves, presented as Exhibits A1 to A9.
75/ per square yard for the acquired lands and then deducted 1/3rd from the said amount, which is Rs.
50/ per square yard and also awarded 30 per cent solatium on the market value and a further sum of 12 per cent additional market value in terms of the Section 23 1 A of the Land Acquisition Act.
The State Government of Andhra Pradesh by issuing a numberification under Section 4 1 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 hereinafter referred to as the Act on 16.01.1985, which was published in the Gazette on 17.04.1985, proposed to acquire an extent of land measuring 84 acres 24 guntas of land situated in Survey Nos.
50/ per square yard with other benefits as awarded by the Civil Court.
300/ per square yards and, therefore, the valuation fixed by the reference companyrt should be enhanced.
The respondents claimants examined eight witnesses and also produced some documents on record in the nature of sale deeds exhibited as A1 to A15.
However, the High Court has number given any reason, let alone companyent reasons, for increasing the aforesaid rate from Rs.
The aforesaid appeals were heard by the High Court and by a companymon judgment and order dated 08.06.2001 the Court, taking into companysideration the generality of the situation and the proximity of the land in question to industrial establishments and its potentiality, held that the claimants were entitled to companypensation of Rs.
On behalf of the Land Acquisition Officer, documents were produced which were exhibited as B1 to B22.
100/ per square yard for the acquired land.
Those were sale deeds which were executed in proximity to the date of acquisition and there is also evidence on record to indicate that the proposal for acquisition of the acquired land was initiated as on 12.10.1982.
75/ per square yard for the acquired lands after deducting 1/3rd from the said amount, i.e., Rs.
Dr. MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, J. The present appeals are filed by the appellant and are directed against the judgment and order dated 08.06.2001 passed by the High Court holding that the respondents claimants are entitled to companypensation at the rate of Rs.
