P.W.2, who is claimant No.5 and who is holding G.P.A for claimant Nos.2 to 4, 6 to 8 and 10 to 17 deposed that the Land Acquisition Officer awarded very meager compensation to their houses, and therefore, they filed protest petition before the Land Acquisition Officer to refer the matter to the Court, and thereafter, they got assessed the structures through P.W.1. He also deposed that in spite of issuance of notice under Exs.A.21 and A.22 through Lawyer calling upon the Land Acquisition Officer to present at the time of taking measurements by P.W.1, there was no response from the Land Acquisition Officer; that all the houses are pucca constructions constructed with stone lime mortar and teak wood with covering; and that his house was constructed 15 to 20 years prior to acquisition. He further deposed that the houses of Kallapalli, Khadirabad, Usirikpalli, Beloor etc., villages were also submerged in Singoor Project; that for the structures of Kallapalli, Khadirabad and other villages, the Land Acquisition Officer awarded very meager amount and the owners of the houses of the said villages approached the Civil Court claiming compensation on the basis of estimation prepared by them. Under Ex.A.23-certified copy of the judgment in O.P.No.57 of 1988 and Ex.A.24-certified copy of the judgment in O.P.No.53 of 1992, the Court below enhanced the compensation for the structures on the basis of the assessment made by the Private Engineer.
