ash 1 11fa-638.91 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO.638 OF 1991 The State of Maharashtra, through Special Land Acquisition Officer. .. Appellant Vs Abdul Rehman Mohd. Saheb Patel, Since deceased through L.Rs. 1.a) Smt. Housabibi A. Rahim Patel & Others. .. Respondents -- Shri Shri A.R. Patil, AGP for the Appellant. Shri Uday Warunjikar for Respondents. -- CORAM ; A.S. OKA, J DATED : 6TH APRIL, 2011 ORAL JUDGMENT: . Heard learned AGP for the Appellant. The challenge in this Appeal is to the judgment and award passed in a Reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 ( hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”). The acquisition relates to a land at village – Owe, Taluka – Panvel, District – Raigad. The notification under Section 4(1) of the said Act was issued on 3rd February, 1970 by which the land was notified for acquisition for the public purpose of setting up satellite city of New Bombay. The market value fixed by the Reference Court was Rs.10/- per sq. meter. ash 2 11fa-638.91 2. In view of the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in respect of the land at village Owe in the case of Abdul Aziz Husenmiya Patel v. Special Land Acquisition Officer in First Appeal No.875 of 1985 which was notified on the same date for the same public purpose, the market value of the land will be more than Rs.10/- per sq. meter. Hence, no case is made out for interference. Hence, there is no merit in the Appeal and the same is dismissed with no orders as to costs. 2. It is made clear that as and when the Appeal preferred by the Claimants is ready, it shall be decided by considering the claim for enhancement on its own merits. ( A.S. OKA, J )