1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR FIRST APPEAL NO. 683 OF 2002 (State of Maharashtra & Anr. vs. Devidas Narayan Thakare) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J. APRIL 01, 2009. Heard Shri Kankale, learned AGP for the appellants. This appeal under Section 54 of Land Acquisition Act, challenges common judgment delivered on 2.5.2002 by the Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Nagpur. The said judgment is common in Land Acquisition Case Nos. 1 of 1996 to 4 of 1996. In all these four cases, the said Court in proceedings under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, has granted enhancement and has awarded rate of Rs. Two lakh per Hectare though the rate awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer was between Rs.27,000/- to Rs.29,000/- per Hectare. The enhancement has been granted by relying upon sale deed Exh. 23/1 dated 6.11.1990. This Court has on 30.3.2009 considered same challenge in First Appeal Nos. 682 of 2002 and 2 688 of 2002. After hearing learned AGP for State Government and Shri Shende for the respondents/ land owners, the matter was remanded to the Reference Court for taking fresh decision. The challenge in those first appeals was to the very common judgment in LAC No. 2 of 1996 and 4 of 1996. I find that the learned AGP is right when he contends that the present challenge is squarely covered by said judgment. The challenge in this appeal is to the said judgment delivered in LAC No. 1 of 1996. Therefore, for the reasons recorded in the judgment dated 30th March 2009, present First Appeal is also allowed and the arrangement in judgment dated 30th March 2009 shall also apply to the decision in First Appeal No. 683 of 2002. Thus, present first appeal is disposed of in terms of judgment dated 30th March 2009. JUDGE *GS.