1 1832.10FA IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. FIRST APPEAL NO. 1832 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra .. APPELLANT VERSUS Lahu Zendu Nhavi ...RESPONDENT ... Smt. R.K. Ladda, A.G.P. Advocate for the appellant/State . CORAM : S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J. DATE : 29th November, 2010. PER COURT : The land of the present respondent came to be acquired by the State. The respondent was awarded compensation of Rs. 52,738/- in respect of the land and the structure by Special Land Acquisition Officer. Being dis-satisfied by the amount of compensation awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, the claimants filed reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The Reference Court partly allowed the Reference, and granted compensation amount of Rs. 66,264/-, thereby enhancing the 2 1832.10FA compensation amount by Rs. 13,526/-. The State has assailed the said Judgment in the present appeal. 2. Smt. R.K. Ladda, learned A.G.P. contended that the Special Land Acquisition Officer on consideration of all the relevant factors had awarded the compensation amount. The Reference Court without any evidence on record, has enhanced the compensation amount. There are no sale instances of similarly situated properties. Even the valuation report are erroneous. 3. With the assistance of learned counsels, I have gone through the Judgment. There are sale instances on record considered by the Reference Court. The Reference Court has considered even the oral evidence on record. The situation of the property and the fact that the village was a prosperous village. The sale instances show that the lands and the structures therein were sold at Rs. 75/- per Sq.meter. The Reference Court has awarded the said amount of 3 1832.10FA compensation. No illegality can be found in the Judgment of the Reference Court. As such First Appeal is dismissed. However, there shall be no order as to costs. In view of the dismissal of the First Appeal, the Civil Application is also disposed of. [S.V. GANGAPURWALA,J] SDM* 1832.10FA/291110