IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD FIRST APPEAL No 185 of 1989 to FIRST APPEAL No 228 of 1989 For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE S.K.KESHOTE ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgements? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether Their Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the judgement? 4. Whether this case involves a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India, 1950 of any Order made thereunder? 5. Whether it is to be circulated to the Civil Judge? -------------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF GUJARAT Versus HIRA RAJA -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: MR CC BHALJA for Appellants in all the appeals. MR SURESH M SHAH for Respondent in appeals No. 185 to 199, 202, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225 and 228 of 1989. None present for respondent in other appeals -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : MR.JUSTICE S.K.KESHOTE Date of Order: 01/09/98 ORAL JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the appellant does not dispute that the amount of additional compensation awarded by the Reference Court in each of the Land Reference Cases which is subject matter of challenge in these appeals does not exceed Rs.15,000/-. As under the award impugned by the appellant in these appeals, the amount of additional compensation awarded therein to the claimants-respondents does not exceed Rs.15,000/- these appeals deserve to be dismissed in view of the two decisions of the Division Bench of this Court in the case of Sp. Land Acquisition Officer vs. Shantaben Chhitubhai's widow & Ors. in civil application No.7876/97 with allied matters decided on 10-9-1997 and in the case of State of Gujarat vs. Patel Pujabhai Nathabhai in civil application No.8700/97 with allied matters decided on 21-4-1998. In the result, all these appeals fail and the same are dismissed. Interim relief, if any, granted by this Court stands vacated. (S.K. Keshote,J) zgs/-