1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. First Appeal Stamp No.3368 of 2009. Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corp. v Ramchandra S/o Parashram Kare & anr. Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's Orders and Registrar's orders. Shri A. B. Patil, Advocate for the appellant. Shri N. B. Kalwaghe, Advocate for Respondent no.1. Coram : A.H. Joshi, J. Dated : 23rd June, 2009. 1. This is a first appeal by the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation. 2. The point which is seriously agitated is that VIDC which came into existence during pendency of the reference case was not noticed. 3. The question agitated namely the acquiring body ought to have been a party goes to the root of case and would call for interference in the order. 4. Learned Advocate for the Respondent, however, called attention of the Court to the merit of the case, and urged that if the amount of compensation awarded is not excessive, and is reasonable, no technicality would vitiate 2 the Order, and appeal would not call for any scrutiny and be dismissed at the state of admission hearing itself. 5. He has brought to the notice of the Court that the land subject matter which was acquired was about 1.78 Hecrtors i.e. around 4 Hectors and 18 R. The compensation awarded per Hector was Rs.15,000/- and enhancement ordered is by Rs.7000/- per hector i.e. enhancement awarded is about 2800/- per acre. 6. This Court finds that the enhancement is just pittance, and for such meager amount of enhancement, the challenge to award need not be entertained. 7. Seeing that on merits, the award is meager for payment of amount of compensation, it is unworthy of scrutiny in first appeal and further after its formal admission and calling for record. 8. In the result, appeal is liable to be dismissed and is dismissed. JUDGE /Muley/