1 fa758 ssp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO.758 OF 2011 The State of Maharashtra ...Appellant vs. Madan Atmaram Mhatre & Others ...Respondents Mr.A.R.Patil, A.G.P for the appellant None for the respondent 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 passed by the Reference Court in reference under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act,1894 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act). The acquired lands are situated at village Ulve, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad which were notified under section 4(1) of the said Act for the public purpose of setting up satellite city of New Bombay. By the impugned Judgment and award Reference Court has fixed the market value at the rate of Rs.8/- per sq. meter. In respect of the lands in the same village which were notified for acquisition on the same date for the same public purpose, this Court has consistently fixed the market value at the rate of Rs. 12/- per sq. meter. One such decision is in First Appeal no.513 of 2008 decided on 26th October 2007 (State of Maharashtra vs. Dilip Gopal Naik and others). 2 Hence, there is no merit in the appeal and the same is dismissed with no order as to costs. JUDGE