1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, APPELLATE SIDE NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR First Appeal No. 1002 of 2008 State of Mah. & Ano. Vs. Nathu Nago Bhakare Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders Shri Kale Adv. for appellants. CORAM: C. L. PANGARKAR J. Dated: 1st October, 2008. This is an appeal by the State against the award passed by the reference Court in land acquisition matter. Learned Judge of the reference Court had decided 5 references by a common judgment. The Land Acquisition Officer had awarded compensation at the rate of Rs. 35,000/- per hectare, while the reference Court has awarded compensation of Rs. 1 lac per hectare. It is this award that is challenged. After having heard the learned counsel and after 2 having gone through the paragraphs 14 and 15 of the judgment of the reference Court it is apparent that reference Court had also decided Land Acquisition Case No.152/93 in which reference Court had awarded compensation at the rate of Rs. 1 lac. It is clear from the judgment of the reference Court that the State Government has deposited the amount at the rate of Rs. 1 lac per hectare and no appeal against the award passed in L. A. C. No. 152/93 was preferred. In view of this, it is obvious that State Government had accepted the award passed in L. A. C. No. 152/93 which arises out of the same award passed by the Land Acquisition Officer. In view of this, I do not think that the learned Judge of the reference Court committed any error in awarding the amount of compensation which is accepted by the Government by depositing the same and by not filing any appeal. In view of this, I do not find that there is any error in the judgment passed by the learned reference Court. Hence appeal is dismissed in limine. JUDGE svk