The petitioner who claims to be owner of land to an extent of Ac.1.87 cents in Sy.No.362/3 B1 situated at Moolasagram village was acquired by the second respondent by fixing the market value of Rs.6,000/- per acre vide award No.22/86 dated 23.9.1986 and the petitioner protested for the same. The grievance of the petitioner is that the second respondent did not refer the matter to Civil Court on the ground that petitioner did not file petition under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act and that in the same award, second respondent also acquired lands of others and referred their cases to Civil Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act and the same was numbered as O.P.NO.28 of 1992 on the file of the Subordinate Judge, Nandyal and the learned Subordinate Judge enhanced the compensation from Rs.6,000/- to Rs.40,000/- per acre by order dated 1.12.1997. On coming to know about the enhancement, petitioner made application on 1.3.1998 under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act for re-determination of the market value on par with the claimants in O.P.No.28 of 1992. On such application, the second respondent issued endorsement dated 28.2.1999 stating that against the order passed by the reference Court in O.P.No.28 of 1992, the Government preferred appeal in A.S.No.553 of 1998 before the High Court and the same is pending and further action will be taken after the disposal of the said appeal. The petitioner complaint is that even after dismissal of the said appeal by the High Court and the Special Leave Petition against the same was also dismissed by the Supreme Court, the respondents so far have not taken any steps to re-determine the compensation.
