1 221 fa.431.97 ndm IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO. 431 OF 1997 The State of Maharashtra. ... Appellant Versus Mahadu Ramaji Rao and another. ... Respondents ----- Mr. A.R.Patil, AGP for the Appellant – State. Mr.Vivek Salunke i/b Mr.P.B.Shah for the Respondents. ----- CORAM : A.S.OKA, J. DATE : 17 th March, 2011. P.C. 1 Heard the learned AGP appearing for the Appellant and the leaned counsel appearing for the Respondents. 2 The learned counsel appearing for the Respondents has placed on record a copy of the Judgment of this Court dated 20 th January, 2011 in First Appeal No.348 of 1994 and other connected matters. By the 2 221 fa.431.97 said judgment, this Court has decided the appeals preferred by the State of Maharashtra in references under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”) in respect of the lands at village Mukane, Taluka Igatpuri, District Nashik, which were notified under Section 4 (1) of the said Act on 26 th December, 1982, which was published in Government Gazette on 20 th January, 1983. In the award subject matter of challenge before this Court, the Reference Court divided the lands depending upon its assessment into five different groups. For Jirayat lands falling in Group (I), market value was fixed Rs. 24,000/- per hectare and for successive group, it was increased by Rs. 2,000/- per hectare. For Pot Kharab lands, the market value was fixed at the rate of Rs.2,000/- per hectare and in case of Tari_Paddy and Bagayat lands, the market value was fixed at the rate equivalent 1 and ½ times the market value fixed for Jirayat lands. 3 The present appeals relate to land acquired for the same public purpose under the same notification wherein the Reference Court has adopted the same formula. In First Appeal No. 348 of 1994, this 3 221 fa.431.97 Court has upheld the judgment of the Reference Court fixing the market value at the same rate. Therefore, this appeal will be governed by the decision of this Court dated 20 th January, 2011 in First Appeal No. 348 of 1994 and other connected appeals. 4 For the reasons recorded in the said judgment, this First Appeal is dismissed with no order as to costs. [ A.S.OKA, J ]