acquired land. All the sale deeds marked as Exs.A.1 to A.3 are post-notification and they will not reflect the true market value of the acquired land for the reason that on acquisition of the land for construction of houses by the A.P. Housing Board, naturally the market value in the vicinity would go up due to the amenities provided by the Housing Board like laying of roads, converting of acquired land into plots etc. Further, one year 10 months after acquisition of subject-land, an extent of Ac.4.39 cents of land was sold at Rs.43,900/- under Ex.A.1 which itself shows that even after acquisition, the surrounding land was available for sale at Rs.10,000/- per acre and whereas, the Land Acquisition Officer fixed the market value of the acquired land at Rs.14,000/- per acre. If the sale deeds-Exs.A.1 to A.3 are eschewed from consideration, absolutely no other evidence is forthcoming to prove the higher market value prevalent as on the date of issuance of draft notification. Therefore, the reference Court rightly confirmed the market value of the acquired land at Rs.14,000/- per acre as was fixed by the Land Acquisition Officer. But, since the claimant is entitled to the additional market value from the date of notification i.e. 21.1.1981 till the date of taking possession or award, whichever is earlier, the reference Court is not justified in awarding the additional market value from the date of taking possession. We accordingly modify the order passed by the reference Court to that extent holding that the claimant is entitled to 12% additional market value from the date of draft notification i.e. 21.1.1981 till 21.4.1981 on which date possession was taken and the claimant is also entitled to interest not only on the compensation amount but also on the additional market value and solatium.
