mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO. 1922 of 2008 The State of Maharashtra .. Appellant versus Smt.Mandakini Bandopant Datrange (deceased) by LRs .. Respondents ... Mr.A.R.Patil AGP for the appellant State. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J DATED : 14th November 2008 P.C.: 1. Heard learned AGP for the appellant State. 2. The appeal is directed against the order dated 18th October 1994 passed by the Jt. District Judge, Nashik in a reference under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. 3. Several other lands along with the land in question were acquired under the same notification. They form a contiguous lock and were adjacent to each other. Dissatisfied by the award/s made by the Collector the adjoining land owners whose lands were also simultaneously acquired also made applications u/s.18 of the Land Acquisition Act. Accordingly, all the matters were referred to the District Court. Some of the references were decided by common judgements and some were decided by separate judgements. An appeal bearing First Appeal no.251 of 1996 was filed against one of such decisions order of the Reference Court, in this court. The same was heard by a Division Bench and by an order dated 31st January 2008, the First Appeal no.251 of 1996 along with several other connected appeals were decided by a common judgement. Learned AGP fairly states that the compensation awarded in First Appeal no.251 of 1996 along with connected appeals was much higher than the compensation awarded by the Reference Court in the present case. The rate was much higher and the market value was held to be higher than the fixed by the Reference Court. In view of the fact that the compensation awarded by the Reference Court is less than the market value as decided by the Division Bench of this this court in the cognate appeals no case for interference at the instance of State is made out. 4. The appeal is accordingly dismissed summarily. (D.G. KARNIK, J)