1 fast15928-98 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION rpa FIRST APPEAL ST. NO.15928 OF 1998 ALONGWITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2748 OF 2001 The State of Maharashtra .. Appellant V/s. Atmaram Kaluram Naik & Ors. .. Respondents ..... Mr. A.R. Patil, AGP for the appellants. None for the respondents. ..... CORAM : A. S. OKA, J. DATE : MARCH 15, 2011. P.C.:- Heard the learned AGP appearing for the appellant. The appellant State of Maharashtra has taken an exception to the Judgment and Award under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as the “said Act”). The acquisition relates to a land at village Koparkhairane, Taluka and District Thane. Notification under Section 4(1) of the said Act was published on 4th February, 1970 by which the land was notified for public purpose of setting up satellite city of Navi Mumbai. By the impugned Judgment and Award, the market value at the rate of Rs.10/- per square meters has been fixed. 2 fast15928-98 2. In case of lands at village Koparkhairane which were notified on the same date for the same public purpose, this Court has consistently fixed the market value at the rate of Rs.10/- per square meters. One such decision is in First Appeal No.183 of 1993 (State of Maharashtra V/s. Krishna N. Patil) decided on 26th October, 2005. In view of consistent view taken by this Court, it is not possible to find fault with the impugned Award. There is no merit in the Appeal and the same is, accordingly, dismissed with no order as to costs. 3. Civil Application No. 2748 of 2001 does not survive and the same is disposed of. JUDGE