1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT NAGPUR FIRST APEAL NO.206 OF 2010 State of Mah. and others. ..vs.. Dilip Narayanrao Pande =-=-=---=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Office Notes, Office Memorandum of Coram appearances, Court's orders or directions & Registrar's orders. Court's or Judges Order =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Mr.Adgokar AGP for the appellants. C ORAM : C.L.Pangarkar, J. DATED : 19th March, 2010. This appeal is preferred by the State of Maharashtra against the award passed by the reference court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The land was proposed to be acquired for the project in the year 1987 and the notification under Section 4 of the Act was issued in the year 1987. The Land Acquisition Officer determined the compensation at the rate of Rs.11000/- per acre and awarded a sum of Rs.80,730/- towards compensation. The State of Maharashtra, therefore, feels aggrieved and prefers this appeal. 2 The learned counsel for the appellant submits that the compensation as awarded by the reference court is excessive and therefore, the appeal should be admitted. Perusal of para no.11 of the judgment of the reference court clearly goes to show that by sale instance of the year 1977 the land admeasuring 4 acres 30 gunthas was sold for a sum of Rs.40,000/-. Similarly, by another sale instance a land admeasuring 4 acres 10 gunthas was sold once again for Rs.40,000/-. These are the sale instances for the year 1977 i.e. ten years prior to the notification. The learned judge of the reference court has, however, only awarded Rs.15000/- per acre. In fact, if rise of 10% is taken into account, the compensation awarded by the reference court can be said to be, in fact, inadequate. There is, therefore, no reason to admit the appeal. The same is dismissed in limine. JUDGE. chute 3