Allowed

T. Chinna Narsimha simha v. Land Acquisition Officer Cum Special Deputy Collector

Telangana HC15 Sept 2022LAAS/22/2021

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What is this about?

In an appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the High Court for the State of Telangana allowed the appeal in part. Fixing the market value of acquired land based on a prior judgment in a batch of appeals, the court enhanced compensation to Rs.75,000 per acre for wet/flood-irrigated lands and Rs.65,000 per acre for dry lands.

What did the court decide?

The appeal was partly allowed; market value of land fixed at Rs.75,000 per acre for wet/I.D. lands and Rs.65,000 per acre for dry lands along with all other statutory benefits.

T. Chinna Narsimha simha Vs Land Acquisition Officer Cum… — Land Acquisition | Telangana HC (2022)

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGAN.A AT HYDERABAT)

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THURSDAY ,THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEIVBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE G SRI DEVI AND THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE M.G.PRIYADARSINI

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L.A.A.S.NO:22 oF 2021

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Appeal Under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 against the Judgment and Decree made in o.p.No.141 of 2oo2 Dated 20.08.201g on the fire ot the Court of the Senior Civil Judge, Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar District

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Betwee n:

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T Chinna Narsimha, s/o Jammanna, 7g years, occ. Agri, R/o. Janampet Viflage of Pebbair ft/andal.

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AND

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...APPELLANT/CLAIMANT

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Land Acquisition officer cum Speciar D_eputy colector, LA unit, pJp, Gadwar Now presenl The speciar Deputy coflector, Rdjeev Lift Pebbair, Mahaboobnagar Distrrct 'rrigaiion^{scrreme,irnr" lrr '""}

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...RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT

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Counsel for the Appellant : SRl. V.MANOHAR RAO

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Counsel for the Respondent : SRt D.KIRAN, AGp FOR APPEALS

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The Court made the following: JUDGMENT

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TiItr HON'BLE JUSTICE G. SRI DEVI

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AND

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LHE^{HOlV',tsLE qMT.} {USTICE M.G. PRIYADARSI NI

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L.A.A.S. No. 22 of 2021

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JUDGMENI': iper ,lusttce G. Sri Deul

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The lis in this Appcal prefcrred by the claimant is directeC against the orclcl passed b1.. rhc civil Court in the reference made under Section 18 ol rhe Land Acquisition Act, 1894.

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Bricf facts ol [he casc are that differcnt cxtents ol lands ow,ned bv the claimant and othcrs situated in Janampet Village, Pebbair Mandal r.l,ere acquircd by the Government for the purpose of cxcavation of P.J.P. Distributory No.20 of Left Main Canal fron-r KM 2.O0 to KM 7.250 of Janampet Village , pebbair Mandal, br invoking urgency clause by issuing draft notification under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short "the Acf') on 24.02.1999 followed by draft declaration. After due enquiry, the L.A.O. has passed an award, dated 15.09.1999, fixing the market value of the acquired land at Rs.23,OOO/- per acre for dry lands; Rs.28,000/- per acre for I.D. Lands and Rs.33,5OO/- per acrc for rvet lands. Not satisfied with the said compensation, the claimant and others have sought fcrr reference uncler Section l8 of the Act, seeking

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enhallcctnenL^{()i- li)c coillllclls'ltio1r' 'l'lrc rcferetlct:Court'llrt'r} commolr ordi:r.^{rlated20.08 20 18, has disrnissedthc said} refercrtcc conlirrnttlg^{thc lnarkcLr':lluc lixed bv the l- A O'} Challcr-rging^{the same, lhe cltlimant prclerrecl thc presenlzillpeal} secking enhanccment^{of the competlsalionas arvardedby tl-re} L.A.O.

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t{eard Sri^{D.Kiran,Icarned AssistantGovernmentPleader} lor the Appcals^{for the appellant and learned counselfor the} claimants.^{Perusedthe material availableon record'}

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The learned^{counsclfor the claimant has brought to the} notice of this^{Courtthat out of the very same awardproceedings} as against the^{dismissal of the referenceCourt order'the} ciaimants in^{o.P.No. 132 of 2oo2and batch have carried the} matter in appeal^{beforethis Court being L'A'A'S'Nos'14 of 2O2l} and batch. This^{Courtuide cominon judgment'dated} 23.03.2022^{allowedthe appeals in part by fixing the market} value of the acquired^{land at Rs'75,OOO/-per acre for wet/l'D'} lands and^{Rs.65,0OO/- per acre for dry lands basing on its} earlier^{judgment madein L.A'A'S'No '925 of 2011 and batch'} dated 26.09.20 13.^{A copy of the judgment in L'A'A'S'No'14 of} 2021 and batch,^{dated23 -O3.2O22is placed on record'The}

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learnr:<1 Assisl.lltt^{(iovcrnrnctrt} Plcaclcr has not disputccl the

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Follori'ing the ju<igmt:nt, dated 23.O3.2022 made in L.A.A.S.No. 14 of 2O2l and batch and for rhe reasons stated therein, this appeal stands allolved in part by Iixing the market value of the acquired land at Rs.75,000/ per acre for u,et/1.D. lands and Rs.65,0O0/ per acre for dry lands.

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Accordingly, the appeal is :rllou,ed in part by fixing the markct value of the acquircd land at Rs.75,000/- per acre for wet/I.D. lands and Rs.65,0OO/- per acre for dry lands. The claimurnt is also entitled to all other statutory benefits as per the amended Act. No order as to costs.

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Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in these appeals shall stand closed.

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Sd/K.SRINIVASA RAO JOINT REGISIRAR //TRUE COPY' sEcfloN o?rrcrn

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To, 1. The Senior Civil Judge,^{Wanaparthy,Itlahabubn'agar District(With Records)} 2. One CC to Sri V.tvlanohar^Rao ,Advocate^(OPUC)

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i*o CCs to G.P^{for Appeals High Court for the Stateof Telanganaat} Hyderabad^(OUT)

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Two CD Copies

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DATED:1510912022

JUDGMENT

L.A.A.S.No.22 of 2021

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Partly allowing the L.A.A.S Without costs.

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE^{OF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAT)

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THURSDAY ,THE FIFTEENTH DAY^{OFSEPTEI,4BER} TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY^TWO

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE^{G SRI DEVI} AND THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE^{M.G.PRIYADARSINI}

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L.A.A.S.NO: 22OF 2021

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Between:

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T. Chinna Narsimha, S/o Jammanna,^{78 years, Occ. Agri, R/o.Janampet Villageof} Pebbair Mandal

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...A''ELLANT/.LA,MANT

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AND

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Land Acquisition Officer Cum Special^{DeputyCollector,.LAUnit, PJP' GadwalNow} present The Special Deputy Coilector, Rajeev Lift^{irrigationScheme,Phae -ll} Pebbair, Mahaboobnagar District

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...RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT

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Appeal Under Section 54 of the^{Land AcquisitionAct' 1894 against the} Judgment and Decree made in^{o.P.No.141 of 2002 Dated 20.08.2018 on the file of} the Court of the Senior Civil^{Judge,Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar District}

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ORDER :This appeal coming on^{for hearing and upon perusing the groundsof} appeal, the Judgment and Decree^{of the Lower Court and the material papers in the} case and upon hearing the^{argumentsof Sri S.Venkateswara Reddy,for the} Appellant and of Sri D.Kiran, AG.P^{for Appeals, Advocatefor the Respondent.}

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This Court dolh Order^{and Decree asfollows:}

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