{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD FIRST APPEAL NO.913 OF 2006 01- Deelip Shrihar Patil 02- Prabhakar Shrihar Patil Both R/o Jawalga [Sakol] Tq. Udgir Dist. Latur. APPELLANTS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra RESPONDENT *** Shri A.N.Gaddime, advocate for appellant. Addl. Government Pleader for the State. *** Coram : K.U.Chandiwal, J. Date: 30th June 2009. P.C.: 01- Heard counsel for the appellant. The matter is decided at admission stage by consent. 02- The Award passed by the SLAO dated 02nd September 1986 was further sought to be reviewed by Land Reference under Sec.18 of the {2} Land Acquisition Act bearing Land Reference No.232/1990 wherein the appellant / land holder claim compensation @ Rs.25,000/- per acre. On assessing the evidence, the learned Reference Court by order dated 17th Jan., 1991 enhanced the compensation @ Rs.16,000/- per acre. The appellant / land holder feels aggrieved by the enhancement of compensation branding it to be inadequate as according to him it should have been @ Rs.19,000/- per acre. 03- The learned counsel has placed before me order of this Court in a group of Land References, forming First Appeal nos.480/1992, 481/1992, 622/1992, 184/1994, 320/1994, 321/1994 and 388/1994 decided by judgment on 12th Jan., 2008. The counsel has also placed reliance to the judgment of this Court in FA No.187 of 1993 with other groups matters recorded on 05th Dec., 2008. There is no controversy about acquisition of the property, raising objection by the land holders and putting forth the different sale instances to stake enhancement in the respective matters. This Court, since it was a matter arising out of same notification under Sec.4[1] of the Land Acquisition Act, has granted enhancement to the tune of Rs.20,000/- per acre. Same is further upheld in subsequent judgments. I do not see any reason why the same market value should not be fixed as the instant appeal is arising out of the same group of land acquisition and same project. Consequently following order. {3} a- The appeal is partly allowed. The compensation per acre is modified @ Rs.20,000/- [Rs.Twenty Thousand Only] per acre instead of Rs. 16,000/- per acre granted by the reference Court vide order dated 17th Jan., 1991. b- The claimants / appellants are entitled with other statutory benefit under the law. No costs. [K.U.CHANDIWAL] JUDGE /mda/0609/fa913.06