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8. Smt. Faizunnisa Begum @Faisunnisa Bee, Wo Syed Muneeruddin Khadri @Muth eruddin Quadri, aged 45 years, Occ. Homemaker andAgriculture, Rio. H.No 2-81 ,lippair Village, Dharoor Mandal (Claimant No.'1 1)
9. Syed Khan, S/o Abbas Miya @ Abbas Khan, aged 49 years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o. Uppair Village, Dharoor Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal District at present R/o. H.No.9-4-6, Akharii Street, Gadwal Town and Mandal(Claimant No.12) 1 0. Smt.Padmavalhi [\il, Wo.lVl.Bhimareddy, aged 59 years, Ccc;.- A Homemaker, R/o. H.No.MalligeResidensi B, Block 2' Basaweshwar:lnagar, Raichur, Karnataka (L.R. of Claimant lrlo.2) F iculture and loor, 'l 01 , '1 1. Smt. Mulkalapally Laxmiprasanna, D/o. Late M.Nalla Rerddv, aged'58 years, Occ - Agriculture and Homemaker, Rio ll .No .42-27 'l l3€il 1 , Sri Nilayam, Nanidhills, lVa raparthy, Wanaparthy District (L.R. of Claimant No.2) '12. Smt. Mulkalap; lly Nimiala Devi, Wo Dr.Suresh Kumar 3 E. aged 53 years, Occ.- Agricultr re and Homemaker, H.No.'1-4-122130, Mantr,alayam Road, I B colony, Ra,chr r Karnataka (L.R. of Claimant No.2)
13.lt4.Srinivas ReJdy, S/o.Late Nalla Reddy @M.Nalla Reddy, aged 54 years, Occ. Agriculture, Rio.H.No.1-6-15811, Old Housing Bcard Colony, Gadwal Town and Mar dal, Jomlamba Gadwal District (L.R. of Clzrimant No.2) '14. M.Sreedhar lteddy, S/o.LateM.Nalla Reddy, aged 54 years, Occ.- Government Employee, . H.No.1-6-'158, Old Housing Boarcl Colony, Gadwal Town and lt/ardal, Jogulamba Gadwal District, (L.R. of Clainrant No.2) AND 1 The Land Acqrrisition Offrcer - cum - Special Deputy Collector (LA), Unit and PJP Gadwal. Jogulamba Gadwal District ...h cpe llants/Claimants ...RespondenURespondent
2. [\4.Sudarsan R,-,ddy, S/o M.Ranga Reddy. (Claimant.No.l) 3. M.Rajasekar Reddy, S/o Narsi Reddy, (Claimant No.5) 4. Smt.Laxmidevi Wo Laxmi Reddy, (Claimant No.9) 5. Satari Thirumal Reddy, S/o PothiReddy, (Claimant No.13) 6. Yadaiah, S/o lrlanaymkonda, (Claimant No.'14) 7. Venktramulu. [i/o Ramanna, (Claimant No.15) 8. Srinivasulu. S/,r Venkatramulu, (Claimant No.16) 9. S,Rami Reddy S/o Kistanna, (Claimant No.1'7) l0.Satyavan Red<ly @ Satya Reddy, S/o Late Suva Reddy, iClaimant No.1B) 11. N.Narsamma, '/y'/o Hanmanthu Reddy, (Claimant No.19) '12. M.Sarojamma, Wo Muni Reddy, (Claimant No.20) '13. M.Srinivas Recldy, S/o Muni Reddy, (Claimant No.21)
14. M.S.Mahamed Ali, S/o Dharvesh Ali, (Claimant No.22) l5.M.Chandrashekar Reddy @ Chandrashekar, S/o) S.Nars Reddy Aged 44years, (Cl No.23) '16. Hameed Miya. S/o Nizamuddin, (Claimant No.24) 17. Chotibee, Wo Sharfuddin, (Claimant No.25)
18.Mkza Anwar B;rig, S/o Mirza Gulzar Baig, (Claimant No.26) l9.M.Hanmanthu leddy, S/o Muni Reddy, (Claimant No,27) -----
20. t\/.Adimalla Reddy, S/o Muni Reddy, (Claimant No.28) 2l.Thikkanna @ Pedda Koti Reddy, S/0 Savaranna, (Claimant No.29) Respondents No.2 to 21 are R/o.Uppair Village, Dharoor Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal District and not necessary in this Appeal. ' Respondents/Appel lants Counsel for the Appellants :SRl'V MANOHAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : GP FOR APPEALS Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 lo 21 : _ _ _ The Court delivered the following: Judgment "------ I I HON'tIL]} SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SiHI.VILI AND HON'I]LE SMT JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA LJ.4€.NqE6E oF 2925 JUDGMENT i ll\.t tlk I/r)r'rk, -sn ..hrsti.., Abhirrrtntl Kunor Slut ili) When rhe matter is taken up for hearinli, learned counsel for the appellants had submitted ttrat the issue raised in th l present Appeal IS squarel-y coverr:d bv the common jr,td11ment, dated 29.O4.2025, passed by this Court in L.A.A.S \o 57 of 2024 &, batch.
2. Learnerl Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.1 did not Cispute the said fact.
3. Follori'r rg the aforesaid common judSlmt:nt dated
29.O4.2O2:;, oassed by this Court in L.A.A.S.No.57 of 2024 & batch and lr r the reasons alike, the present appeal is also disposed o1' The appellants-claimants are entitled for enhancemcn t of market value of the subject laltd by two more times (1+21 than the value fixed by the Land Acquisition ( )fficer u'ith all consequential benetits. Ho'ur.ever, -!! it is made clear that the appellants claimants are not cntitlcd to claim interest for the delay period in preferring the appeal. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. DI- K. SRINIVASA RAO OINT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,
1. The Principal Drstrict and Sessions judge at Jogulamba Gadwal 2. One CC to SRI V MANOHAR RAO, Advocate [OPUC] 3 Two CCs to GP FOR APPEALS, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT]
4. Two CD Copies ADK/gh P Along with a copy of Common Judgment daled 29-04-2025 in LAAS No 57 o'f 2024 and batch. HIGH COURT DATED:2410712025 JUDGMENT LAAS.No.568r of 2025 DISPOSING (]F THE LAAS WITHOUT CoSTS $ n .E a (, r; iJ 2 5 0t,t 2S6 I -Z i( Fx:!Arr= .",NLy' jr'- ., HON'BLE SRIJUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA L.A.A.S.Nos.57,81 and 124 OF 2024 . COMMONIUDGMENTT 0rr I ron'bh Jar/tc Ahbinand tuozar !banli) When the matters are taken up for hearing, learned counsel appeariog for thc appcllants had informed this Court that the issuc raised in thesc r\ppcals is squarely covcred by the judgment, dated
27.01.2025, passcd by this Court in L.A.A.S.No.49 ot 2024. Learned counscl I'racl furthcr contended that L.A.A.S.No.49 oI 2024 was trled by' claimant No.26 in O.P.No.91 of 2014, dzted
03.10.201 8 and the appellants herein are other claimants in O.P.No.91 of 2014. 'I'herefore, similar order be passed in these appeals aiso. I-camed counsel had further contended that LAAS No.49 of 2024 vas disposed of by rely'ing on a Division Bench iudgrnent of this Court in L.A.A.S.No.125 of 2015 and batch, dated 27.09.2022, u,herebl' the market value of the land acquired therein was enhanced by two more times than the value fixed by thc Land Acguisition Officer with all consequential benefrts, f ) however, for the delay period preFerring thc appeals, the claimants arc rot entitled for anv intcrcst.
3. Learnecl counsel for the appellants had further contended tlrat the judgrnent, dated 27.09.2022 passed in I-..\.A.1i.No.125 of 2015 and br.tch was also conFrrmcd bv the Ape,.r Court in S.L.P.(Civil)No.28925 of 2024, datccl 17.09.2024. l'h,:refore, the present appeals can also be disposecl of in tcrms of'the iudgment, dted,27.01.2r)25 passcd in L.A.A.S.N<t.19 of 2024.
5. Learne<l Government Pleader appeariag frrr the 1., respondent-I-and Acquisition Officcr had contended that tlle purpose of acquiring iands of appellants is frrr Ryalampadu Balancing Rc,servoir undcr J au,ahar I-rtt [rrigatron Project and Priyadarshi Jrrrala Project and G.().N1s.No.234, dated 15.10.1993 and G.O.t\{s.No.291, dated 05.()8.1982 are not appli<:able to the said irrigarrorr proiects. Therefore, all the appcals rrrc liable to be dismissed. l l
4. I-{aving considercd drc rival submissions madc bv the le arne d counscl on eithcr side, this (lourt is of the vicw that the Divrsion Bench of this Court in L.A.A.S.No.2 of 201,6, dated 27.09.2022 and L.A.A.S.No.4 of 2016, datecl 15.09.2022 held that the said G.Os. are applicablc for all thc lrrigarion Projects, and though the said G.Os. lve re issucd spcciflca[v f<rr Srisailam Hvdro Power Proiects. L.A.A.S.No.125 of 2t)15 and batch, dated 27.09.2022 and L.A.A.S.No.4 of 2016, dated 15.09.2022 vere allowed and the market value was enhanced bv two more times than the value fixed b1' the Land Acquisition ()ft-rcer. Arrrieved by the order, dated
27.09.2022, in L.A.A.S.No.125 of 201.5 anrJ batch, the Statc has carried the matter to thc Apex Court by filing S.L.P.(Civi1).No. 281)25 of 2024 a,nd the i\pes Coort t'ilc ordcr, dated 17.09.2024, confirmed the order passed bv the l)ivision Bench of this court in L.A.A.S.No.125 ot 2015 and batch. Thcrefore, the present appeals can also be disposed of in tcrms of the judgment, dated
27.09.2022, passed in L.A.A.S.No.125 oi 2015 and batch. 1
5. Accordi egly, all the appeals are allou,ed by iollowing thc judgmcnt, datt:d 27.09.2022, passcd in L.A.A.S.No. I 25 of 2015 and batch, and the market value is enhanced bv tu,o m()re times (1+2) than the vrlue flxed by the Land Acquisidon (-)fficer with al1 consequental bcne{its. However, the appellants arc not entitled for intercst for the delay period in prefcrrinSl thc appcals. There shall be no order as to costs. Nlisce l1::neous Petitions, if any, pending in these appeals shall stand closcd. JUSTICE ABHINAND KI.]M.AR SHAVILI JUSTTCE TIRUM.dT-A. I)EVI EADA I)ate: 29.04.2{)25 Note: Rcgistn, tc, armex c.pr of the iudgmcnt dat.rd 27.09.:1022 In I-AAS No.125 of2(t15. 0r.o) tkk/Prar t 344s l IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EAOA LAND ACQUISITION FIRST APPEAL NO: 568 OF 202s Between:
1. Smt.Damayanti Devi @ Damayanthamma, Wo.Nalla Reddy (Died)'per L.Rs. Appellants No.10 to 14
2. M.Srinivas Reddy, S/o.Late Nalla Reddy, Aged 50 years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o.Uppair Village, Dharoor Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal District presently residing at H.No.1-6-158/1, Old Housing Board Colony, Gadwal town and Mandal (Claimant No.3)
3. M.Sreedhar Reddy, S/o Nalla Reddy @M.Nalla Reddy, aged 53 years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o Uppair Village, Dharoor Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal District at present residing at H.No.1-6-158, Old Housing Board Colony, Gadwal Town and Mandal (Claimant No.4)
4. M.Muralidhar Reddy @Mulkalapalli Muralidhar Reddy, S/o Muneppa @Mulkalapalli Muneppa, aged 67 years, Occ Agriculture, Rio. Uppair Village, Dharoor Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal District at present R/o. H.No.2-3-25, Bhavani Nagar, Gadwal Town and Mandal(Claimant No.6)
5. Smt.Venkatamma @ R o.H Bandabavi Venkatamma, Wo B.Koti Reddy eddy, aged 67 years, Occupation. Homemaker No.3/23,Uppair Village, Dharoor l\/andal (Claimant @Bandabavi Koti andAgriculture, Ri No.7) B.Koti Reddy @Bandabavi Koti Reddy, S/o Hanumanth Reddy @Bandabavi Hanumanthu, aged 69 years, Occupation. Agriculture, R/o. H.No.3/23, Uppair Village, Dharoor Mandal (Cl.No.8) u
7. Syed Muneeruddin Khadri @S.Muneeruddin Quadri, S/o S Khadri, aged 51 years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No.2-81, Dharoor Mandal (Claimant No.10) yed Nooruddin Uppair Village,
8. Smt. Faizunnisa Be Muth eruddin Qua No.2-B'l,lippair Vill @ H, o d a um @Faisunnisa Bee, Wo Syed Muneeruddin Khadri ri, aged 45 years, Occ. Homemaker andAgriculture, Rio. ge, Dharoor Mandal (Claimant No.11)
9. Syed Khan, S/o Abbas Miya @ Abbas Khan, aged 49 years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o. Uppair Village, Dharoor Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal District at present R/o. H.No.9-4-6, Akharii Street, Gadwal Town and Mandal(Claimant No.12) 10. Smt.Padmavathi.M, Wo.M.Bhimareddy, aged 59 years, Occ.- Agriculture and Homemaker, R/o. H.No.MalligeResidensi B, Block, 2' Floor, 101, Basaweshwaranagar, Raichur, Karnataka (L.R. of Claimant No.2) 1 1. Smt. Mulkalapzrlly Laxmiprasanna, Dio. Late M.Nalla Re,1dy, aged 58 years,) Occ.- Agriculture and Homemaker, Rio l-1. No,42-271136;1 , Sri Nilayam, Nanidhills, Warraparthy, Wanaparthy District (L.R. of Clainrant No.2) '12. Smt.Mulkalapa ly Nimiala Devi, Wo Dr.Suresh Kumar B B aged 53 years, Occ.- Agriculture and Homemaker, H.No.1-4-122130, Mantr;rlayam Road, I B colony, Raichu., Karnataka (L.R. of Claimant No.2)
13. M Srinivas Reridy, S/o.Late Nalla Reddy @ttl.Nalla Reddy aged .54 years, Occ. Agriculture, Rio.H.No.1-6-'1581 1, Old Housing Board Colony, Gadwal Town and lr'lanlal, Jomlamba Gadwal District (L.R, of Clarmant No.2)
14. tt/ Sreedhar tteddy, S/o.LateM.Nalla Reddy, aged 54 years, Occ.- Government Enployee, ..H.No.1-6-158, Old Housing Board Colony, Gadwal Town and lvlanCal, Jogulamba Gadwal District, (L.R. of Claimant No.2) AND 1 The Land AcqL isition Officer - cum - Special Deputy Collecto. (LA), Unit and PJP Gadwal, Jcgulamba Gadwal District ...Appellants/Claimants ...RespondenURespondent
2. M.Sudarsan R,-'ddy, S/o M.Ranga Reddy. (Claimant.No.l ) 3 N,4.Rajasekar Reddy, S/o Narsi Reddy, (Claimant No.5) 4. Smt.Laxmidevi, Wo Laxmi Reddy, (Claimant No.9) 5. Satari Thirumal Reddy, S/o PothiReddy, (Claimant No.13) 6 Yadaiah, S/o lrlanaymkonda, (Claimant No.14) 7. Venktramulu, {i/o Ramanna, (Claimant No.15) 8. Srinivasulu, S/: Venkatramulu, (Claimant No.16) 9. S Rami Reddy, S/o Kistanna, (Claimant No. 17) 10. Satyavan RedrJy @ Satya Reddy, S/o Late Suva Reddy, (Claimant No.18) ' N.Narsamma, W/o Hanmanthu Reddy, (Claimant No.19) M.Sarojamma Wo Muni Reddy, (Claimant No.20) .Srinivas RerJdy, S/o Muni Reddy, (Claimant No.21) , S/o Dharvesh Ali, (Claimant No.22) rashe,kar Reddy @ Chandrashekar, S/o) (Cl I'1o 23) S.Narsi Reddy Aged Miya. S/o Nizamuddin, (Claimant No.24) ' W/o Sharfuddin, (Claimant No.25) war Eaig, S/o Mirza Gulzar Baig, (Claimant No.26) hu Reddy, S/o Muni Reddy, (Claimant No.27) Reddy, S/o Muni Reddy, (Claimant No.2g) I ,--7 2l.Thikkanna @ Pedda Koti Reddy, S/0 Savaranna, (Claimant No.29) Respondents No.2 to 21 are R/o.Uppair Village, Dharoor Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal District and not necessary in this Appeal. ... Respondents/Appel la nts Appeal under Section 54 of L.A. Act against the Judgment and decree dated 13-04-2023 made in O,P.No.4 of 2016 on the file of the court of the Principal District and Sessions judge at Jogulamba Gadwal. This appeal coming on for hearing and upon perusing the grounds of appeal, the Judgment and Decree of the Lower Court and the material papers in the Case and upon hearing the arguments of SRI V MANOHAR RAO, Advocate for the Appellants and GP FOR APPEALS, for the Respondent No.1 and none appeared for the respondent No.2 to 2'1. This Court doth Order and Decree as follows:
1. That the Appeal be and hereby is disposed of following the aforesaid common Judgment, dated 29.M.2O25 passed by this Court in LAAS No. 57 of 2024 & batch;
2. thal the market value is enhanced by two more times (1+2) than the value fixed by the Land Acquisition Officer with all consequential benefits;
3. That the appellants be and hereby are not entitled for interest for the delayed period of 358 days in preferring the appeal, and 4. That there shall be no order as to costs in this appeal. SD/- K. SRINIVASA RAO OINT REGIST //TRUE COPY// ION OFFICER To,
1. The Principal District and Sessions judge at Jogulamba Gadwal 2. Two CD Copies ..\t)K g HIGH COL'FIT DATED:241(t712025 DECREE LAAS.No.558 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE LAAS WITHOUT I]OSTS J 1, JI