1 fast15936-98 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION rpa FIRST APPEAL ST. NO.15936 OF 1998 ALONGWITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3536 OF 2001 The State of Maharashtra .. Appellant V/s. Shankar Narayan Naik .. Respondent ..... Mr. A. R. Patil, AGP for the appellant. ..... CORAM : A. S. OKA, J. DATE : APRIL 15, 2011. P.C.:- The Appellant State of Maharashtra has taken an exception to the Judgment and Award passed by the learned Joint District Judge, Thane in a Reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as the “said Act”). The notification under Section 4 of the said Act was published on 4th February, 1970 in respect of a land at village Koperkhairane, Taluka and District Thane. The purpose of acquisition was of setting up satellite city of Navi Mumbai. By the impugned Award, the market value has been 2 fast15936-98 fixed at the rate of Rs.10/- per square meter. 2. In respect of the lands in the same village notified on the same date for the same public purpose, this Court has fixed the market value at the rate of Rs.10/- per square meter. In the present case, there is no dispute regarding grant of statutory benefits. 3. Hence, there is no merit in the Appeal and the same is accordingly dismissed. 4. Civil Application No.3536 of 2001 does not survive and the same is disposed of. JUDGE