escalation of market value at 12% per annum in terms of the decision of the Hon'ble SJupreme Court in Om Prakash v. Union oflndia^*, in the facts of the present case. We are not inclined to accept the same. While the acquisition of lands in Thimmapuram Village was in the year 1985, Section 4(1) Notification in respect of the land under acquisitionwasissued in the year 1999. Thus, there is time gap of more than 13 years as observed by the learned Reference Court. In Om Prakash case referred to supra, the Hon'ble SupremeCourt was dealing with an appeal filed against the order of the High Court of Delhi. While working out fair market value of the subject matter lands therein, @ Rs. 16,750/- per bigha as on 30.10.1963, the High Court keeping in view that in several judgments of the Apex Court escalation at different and varying rates i.e., 6% p.a from 1959 to 1965, 10% p.afrom 1996 to 1993 and @ 12% p.a. from 1975 onv>/ards had been considered to be reasonable, adopted escalation of market value @ 12% p.a and the same was upheld. In the present ) of the case, u'^disputedly there is an increased potentiality land by virtue of Telugu Ganga Project. This Court see no
