1 fa734 ssp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO.734 OF 1994 The State of Maharashtra ...Appellant vs. 1 Trimbak Joma Thakur (since deceased through L.R.) Atmaram t. Thakur (since deceased through L.Rs.) Yashwant Atmaram Thakur & Ors. ...Respondents Mr.A.R.Patil, A.G.P for the appellant None for the respondents CORAM : A.S.OKA,J. DATE : APRIL 5,2011 ORAL JUDGMENT: 1 Heard learned A.G.P for the appellant. The challenge in this appeal is to the Judgment and Award dated 2nd July 1993 passed by the Reference Court in a reference under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act,1894. 2 The acquisition relates to the lands at village Roadpali in Taluka Panvel, District Raigad which was notified on 3rd February 1970 under section 4(1) of the said Act for the purpose of setting up satellite city of New Bombay. Area of the land is 1880 sq.meters. By the impugned Award, market value has been fixed at Rs.19/- per sq. meter. 3 After having heard the submissions of the learned A.G.P for the appellant, I find that no case for interference is made out. In First Appeal no.104 of 1988 (Mukundraj Panachand Dholkia Vs. Special Land Acquisition Officer) and other connected appeals decided on 14th March 2006, this Court dealt with the appeals 2 fa734 arising out of awards under section 18 of the said Act in respect of the lands at village Roadpali (Ambetakhar), Panvel and Kamothe in Taluka Panvel District Raigad. The market value of the said lands were fixed depending upon the distance of the acquired land from Bombay Pune National highway. This Court has the fixed the market value of acquired lands ranging from Rs.23/- to Rs.27/- per sq. meter. In the present case, the market value has been fixed at Rs.19/- per sq. meter. There is no dispute regarding grant of statutory benefits under the said Act. 4 Hence, there is no merit in the appeal and the same is dismissed with no order as to costs. Civil Application no.6244 of 1995 does not survive and the same is disposed of. JUDGE