1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. FIRST APPEAL ST. NO.16985 OF 2008. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ONE VS SHAHURAO BAPURAO BHADKE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's Orders and Registrar's orders. Shri T.A. Mirza, AGP, for the applicant. Coram : A. H. JOSHI, J. Dated : 16TH OCTOBER, 2009. Heard learned Advocate for the appellant. None present for sole Respondent though served. The first appeal is taken for hearing. The enhancement granted by the Trial Court is by fixing market price to be at the rate of RS.36,000/- per hector. The increase is at the rate of Rs.19,000/- per acre and the additional compensation towards loss of crop is of Rs.16,150/-. It is seen from the judgment that the market price is assessed by the reference Court after appreciation of oral evidence. The sale instances relied upon by the Land Acquisition Officer pertain to the period which was six years prior to the 2 notification under Section 4. In this background, the enhancement granted by the reference Court is seen to be reasonable. Appeal has no merit and is dismissed. JUDGE /Muley/