High Court · 2025

Counsel for the Appellants :SRl G PURUSHOTHAM REDDY Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR APPEALS The Court delivered the following: Judgment T \ l I l 'a THE HON,BLE f;]II IUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR ]S]I{AVILI AND THE HON'I}I, E SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DT]Vt 54P4 L.A.A. S.No.55 OF2024 IUDG i (Per I hn'ble Sri Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili) I4lhen the rnattler is taken up for hearing, Iearne,C c()unsel for the appellants has i^formed the Court that the issue raisec in the present appeal is s,luarely covered by the commorl jtrclgment, dated 27.09.20112. rstdered by this Court in L.A.A.S.No. ,,;. of 2076 and batch, whc:r.b1. this Court has enhanced the rnarket value of the land acquirec tltrrein by two more times (1+2) tha,n tlrt: value fixed by the Lar-r. Acquisition Officer with all conse,..rential benefits as stipulated under the amended Land Acquisihon Act, by following tFe juCgment, dated 15.09.2022, renclered by this Court in L.A.A.ti.lVc.,L of 2076. Learned counsel had contended that aggrieved by th: very same direction given in ot^er similar batch of appeals, t.e lipecial Deputy Collector (L.A.) carrled the matter to the Flonourable Supreme Court by Iiling S.L.P.(Civil).No.28!r25 of 2024 and the Honourable Sulr,reme I t 2 AKS,J & ETD,J L.A.A.S,No.55 of 2024 Court was pleased to dismiss the same oide order' dated

17.09.2024. In view of the same, the present appeal is also liable to be disposed of by enhancing the market value of the subject land by two more times (1+2) than the value fixed by the Land Acquisition Officer with all consequential benefits as stipulated under the amended Land Acquisition Act'

2. Further, learned counsel for the appellants had fairly conceded that the appeal is filed with a delay and therefore' the appellants are not entitled to interest for the delay period in preferring the appeal. Therefore, appropriate orders be passed in the appeal to that effect.

3. Learned Government Pleader for Appeals appearing for the respondent-Land Acquisition Officer did not dispute the said fact,but,however, sought time to get instructions'

4. This Court, having considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, is of the considered view that the ) ) 3 AKS,J & ETD,J l-.1 .A S.No.55 of2024 issue raised i,:r :.e present appeal is squarely crtvere:d by the corunon jucg:ne rLt, dated 27.09.2022, rendered by this Court in L.A.A.S.No.2,. of 2076 and batch, whereby th.is ,llourt has enhanced thr: nerket value of the land acquired therr:in by two more times 11+2) than the value fixed by the Land Acquisition officer with atl r{)nseeuentiar benefits as stipuratecr under the amended Land Acquisition Act. Further, similar d.Lreci;icn given in other batch of lppeals was also confirmed by tht: Hrtnourable Supreme Court in S.L.p.(Civil).No.2g925 of 2024 dated 77'09'2024' l'hert:fore, this Court is incrined t. disp.se of the present appeal in terms of the common judgmerrt, dated 27.09.2022, re^cer:,l by this Court in L.A.A.S.No.Z of 2)76 and t batch. t \ ,t !

5. Accordingly, the appeal is disposed of follov,dng the couunon judgrnr:ni, dated 27.09.2022, rendered by this Ciourt in L'A'A's'No'2 cf )-0-6 and batch by enhancing the market r.arue of the subject lanrl brz two more times (1+?) than the value fixed by \ \ 4 AKS,J & ETD,J L.A-A.S.No.55 of 2024 theLandAcquisitionofficerwithailconsequentialbenefitsas stipulated under the amended Land Acquisition Act' However' it is made clear that the appellants are not entitled to claim interest for the delay period in preferring the appeal' There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous Applications, if any, pending in this appeal shall stand closed. Sd/- K, SRINIVASA RAO JOINT REGISTRAR /TTRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER 't. The Senior Civil Judge Gadwal 2. One CC to SRI G PURUSHOTHAM R 3. Two CCs to GP FOR APPEALS' High EDDY Advocate [OPUC] Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT]

4. Two CD CoPies ADK I To, I HIGH COURT' DATED:2ZtO1t2O2S ':1:,1 JUDGMENT LAAS.No.5S ot 2OZ4 ==l: =-:_ rtl: ir"- RI ( o \a s,;^\\ I { 1x iLti 202 I a.-. DISPOSING OF THE LAAS qP THE HON'BLE JuSTICE G. SRI DEVT AND THE HON' BLE SMT. JUSTICE M.G. PRTYADARSTNI L.A.A.S. Nos. 2 8 lo 12 to 18 tt2 t2a 164 166 167. t7o 172 173 L74. L76. 177. L78. 180. r82. 183, ta7 188. 190. 191. L92. L93. 194. 195. 199.207- 209. 2LO 2tL 215 216 214 220 222 223 224 225 226 230.23 2.233. 234.235. 237,259. 242.244. 245.246. 247 249 250 254 25,6 257 259 261 264 266 271 272.273 274,2a1. 285, 307. 309, 310. 311.313. 314, 315. 3tE. 319. 320. 321.322. 326.327. 324.329- 330, 331 332 333 336 337 33a 339 34() 341 s42 3'44 345.3.+6.348. 349.350. 3s6.357. 358.360. 361.362. 363 364. 368. 370. 372.373. 374.387. 388.390. 391. 396. 399.40,4. 407.43 8 +40.44 1 443.47 9 480.484. 448 449 490 491 509 510 513 515 516 519 s2t 522.523,527,52a. 533,54O &5,42of20 16; L.A.A.S.Nos.5. 1O.23.27. 35,37. 40.41.42. 44. 50. 55 60 74 75 8l to 97 99 to 124 127 to 161 L64 165 166 L67 16a L69 17l to 1a8 192 201 207 209 2ta 219 233 556 557 560 56r 562 578 580 582 583 585 602 603 613 621 & 63() of2Ol7 L.A.A.S.Nos.5 5 56 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 84 85 101 103 104 to7 1()a l09 11() Lt2 114 tt6 tt7 118 119 L20 L2t t22 124 ,25 129 L37 2 I

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36. g& 3&64 5 CoMMQ]LIiI:TIDGMEIIT: (1ter Justice G. sn Deul The lis jn this batch of Appeals, preferred b-y the claimarrts, trrertain to common acquisition proceeclitrgJs and ther:forr:, they are heard together and being disposeti of lrr. this common judgment.

2. Heard learned counsel for the claimants and l.iri D.Kiran. L:arned Assistant Government pleader for rr: respondr:n t_

3. Both tlrt: counsel submit that the prese..t1 acquisitirrn w lr; for the purpose of Rajeev Lift irrigatic n Scheme, phase-II, pebbair, which is ancillary projr:ct rrf Priyadarshini .roora_la project and that similar matt(,r 3 i l has already been decided by this Court in L.A.A.S.No.4 of 2016 and therefore, these appeals can also be disposed of in similar lines. This Court uide judgment, dated 15.09.2022 has already elaborately alalysEd the evidence and considered the identical issue raised in these appeals in L.A.A.S.No.4 of 2016. Both the counsel have not disputed the factum of commonality of the evidence and the issue in these appeals and in L.A.A.S.No.4 of 2016, wherein this Court has allowed the appeal enhalcing the market value by two more times (1+2) than the value fixed by the L.A.O. with all other consequential benefits as stipulated under the amended Act.

4. Therefore, following the judgment passed by this Court in L.A.A.S.No.4 of 2016, dated 15.09.2022 and for the reasons stated therein, all these appeals stand disposed of by enhancing the market value of the acquired land by two more times (1+2) than the value fixed by the L.A.O. with all other consequential 4 benelits iis stipulated under the amended t:t. Howev:r it is made clear that the claimant(s) is,,ere not entitlecl to claim interest for the dela5r pe.rio<i. in preferring r.tre appeal as specifically ordered by r,lLis Court rvtLile c:ondoning the delay. No order as tc cor,ts. Mis:ell:Lneous petitions, if arry, shall st,urd closed. JUSTICE G. SRI DEIITI I i l I l I I i , I JUSTICE M.G. PRIYAD.ARS|IITI

27.O9.2)2.t gkv/ tsr Note: Oflict: to aLppend a copy of tht: jurlgnLent in L.A.A.S.No.4 of 2016 wllh the 6,resent judgment. Il /o glr/tsr r 5 THE HON'BLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI AND TIIE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICEM .G. PRTYAI) ARSINI 17(J t2 L28 164 166 16 1 L.A.A.S. Nos. 2 8 1() 1 191 t76 77 173 1 195 199 207 2o9 2LO 2Ll 2LS 2L6 zta 220 L92 193 232 233 234 235 237 239 242 225 222 223 224 244 .245. 246.247,249 .250. 254, 256.257,259, 261. 264, 266, 310 311 313 3 4 315 307 27L 31a. 319. 320, g2 L.322.326 327.32a.329 330. 33L.332. 333. 336. 337. 338,339 .3rrc. 341.342.344. 345. 3 46,348. 349, 350. 74 356 273 274 al 2A 364 368 3 to 18 180 1 230 226 373 183 184 LA7 72 1 1 3 1 1 37 441 4N 4 2 3 399 404 490 49L 5()9 510 513 515 515 519 52L 57 7 388 39() 4EO 444 4a8 36() 1 522 523 527 524 533 Srto e 542 of 2016 37 to1 4 1 27 1 t6 N E 1 1 1 1 7 630 of 2017: L.A.A. S,Itos.55 56 60 61 62 @ 65 66 67 68 69 84 a5 L()1. 1()3, 104. 107. 108. l09, 110. 112, 114 116. 117. 1lE. 119, L62 L64 165 L66 L79 180 L24 125 t2L 1 190 t94 L97 198 L99 2o,0 20L 2o2 2o5 206 183 184 18 207,229,232 240. 241, 245, 247, 244, 249,2 s2, 264.255, 256, 9 1 22 257 264 29 308 3()9 3 12 & 314 of 18 S. s.37 of 19 L.A.A. .Nos. 4L 42 43 44 45 47 4a 49 51 52 53&64 of 2O2L 34 5 36 8 39 40 Datez 27.O9.2022 gkv/tsr