-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO. 680 OF 1992 FIRST APPEAL NO. 680 OF 1992 FIRST APPEAL NO. 680 OF 1992 The State of Maharashtra .. Appellant. V/s. Shri Damodar Ramchandra Patil .. Respondent. Adult, R/o.Ulve,Tal.Panvel,Raigad. --- Mrs.G.P.Mulekar, A.G.P for the Appellant. --- CORAM : A. S. OKA, J. CORAM : A. S. OKA, J. CORAM : A. S. OKA, J. DATED : 14th JANUARY, 2008. DATED : 14th JANUARY, 2008. DATED : 14th JANUARY, 2008. ORAL JUDGMENT : ORAL JUDGMENT : ORAL JUDGMENT :- . Heard the learned A.G.P. for the Appellant. Land bearing survey No.65, H.No.O, admeasuring 4920 sq. meters, situated at village Ulve, Tal. Panvel, Dist. Raigad is the subject matter of this Appeal. The land in question was notified for acquisition by the Notification dated 3rd of February, 1970 for the public purpose for establishing the satellite city of Navi Mumbai. As the Respondent did not accept the Award made by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, at his instance, a Reference under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act") was made. By the impugned Judgment and Award, the Reference Court has fixed a market value at Rs.8/- per sq.Meter. -: 2 :- 2. After having heard the learned A.G.P. for the Appellant, I find that there is no merit in the Appeal. In case of similarly situated lands, situated at village Ulve, which were notified for the same purpose on the basis of the same Notification, this court has taken a view in more than one decision that the market value of the acquired land is Rs.12/- per sq.meters. One such a decision is in First Appeal No. 83 of 1992 and in another connected first Appeal. There was an en-bloc acquisition of large number of lands from villages Ulve, Kharghar, Pendhar, Kamothe, Taloja, Panvel etc. in Taluka Panvel, Dist. Raigad for the same public purpose. Therefore, the decision of this court dated 12th April, 2005 which pertains to similarly situated lands at village Ulve referred to above is certainly relevant for deciding the market value in the present case. 3. Considering the fact that by the impugned Judgment and Award, the market value at the rate of Rs.8/- per sq. meter has been awarded, no case is made out for interference. There is no dispute regarding grant of statutory benefits. In the circumstances, there is no merit in the Appeal and the same is accordingly dismissed with no order as to costs. -: 3 :- (A.S. OKA, J)