Fakruddin Ali, Hyderabad v. The Revenue Divisional Officer And 1 Other

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTI CE SANJAY KUMAR AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTI CE J.UMA DEVI L.A.A.S.Nos.330 of 2015 and 163 of 2016 COMMON JUDGMENT: (per SK,J) These cross appeals arise out of the judgment and decree dated 19.12.2014 passed by the Reference Court of the learned I Additional Senior Civil Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar, in L.A.O.P.No.18 of 2009. Aggrieved by the enhancement effected by the Reference Court, the officers of the State filed L.A.A.No.330 of 2015 while, dissatisfied with the said enhancement, the claimant filed L.A.A.S.No.163 of 2016. We are now informed by the learned Special Government Pleader representing the learned Advocate General, State of Telangana, appearing for the appellants in L.A.A.S.No.330 of 2015 and Sri T.C.D.Shekhar, learned counsel representing Sri Ch.

Siddharth Sarma, learned counsel for the appellant/claimant in L.A.A.S.No.163 of 2016 that the matter stands settled by the decision rendered by this Court in L.A.A.S.Nos.303 of 2013 and 353 of 2015. A copy of the common judgment dated 24.11.2017 passed in the said appeals is placed on record. The aforestated appeals pertain to reference proceedings under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, arising out of the very same land acquisition notification and in relation to lands in the very same village which are the subject matter of the present appeals. For reasons alike as were stated in the aforestated common judgment and in terms thereof, the compensation payable to the claimant is fixed at Rs.100/- per square yard duly modifying the judgment of the Reference Court.

The claimant shall be entitled to statutory benefits in accordance with law.

The appeals are disposed of accordingly. As we find that the division bench, vide the common judgment dated 24.11.2017 passed in L.A.A.S.Nos.303 of 2013 and 353 of 2015, took note of the fact that more than 36 years had elapsed since the date of the notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and issued directions, on a similar note the State authorities shall deposit the amount payable in terms of this judgment to the credit of the O.P. within twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this the judgment. The claimant shall then take steps for withdrawal of the amount before the reference Court. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed in the light of this common judgment. No order as to costs. ________________ SANJAY KUMAR,J _____________ J.UMA DEVI ,J Date:19.12.2017 Note:

Furnish C.C. in one week.

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