1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. FIRST APPEAL No. 607 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra & others .. APPELLANTS VERSUS Ramdas S/o Rangnath Sole ...RESPONDENT ... Shri P.P. More, A.G.P for the appellant / State Shri T.B. Bhosale, Advocate for respondent CORAM : S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J. DATE : 20th October, 2010. PER COURT : 1. Heard. 2. Admit. With the consent of parties, taken up for final hearing. 3. The State has challenged the Judgment and Award passed by the Reference Court, enhancing the compensation by Rs. 9,000/- (Rs. Nine thousand). 4. Shri More, learned A.G.P. for the appellant states that there is no proof for 2 granting compensation at the rate of Rs. 245/- per R. The Land Acquisition Officer had granted compensation of Rs. 800/- only, and the same was enhanced by Rs. 9,000/- (Rs. Nine thousand) by the Reference Court. In fact, there is no material on record. The sale-deeds, which were produced on record show that the market value of the land was Rs. 100/- & Rs. 166/- per R, whereas the Reference Court has granted the compensation at the rate of Rs. 245/- per R, which is erroneous. Even the component under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act has been improperly granted. 5. Per contra, Shri Bhosale, the learned Counsel for the respondent/claimant, submits that the Reference Court has granted meager compensation. The compensation is enhanced by Rs. 9,000/- (Rs. Nine thousand) only and the component granted in accordance with law. 6. With the assistance of learned counsels, I have gone through the record and proceedings and Judgment passed by the Reference 3 Court. 7. The sale-deeds produced on record, particularly (Exh. 12) show that in the year 1971, the land was sold in the same village at Rs.166/- per R. The Notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, has been issued in the year 1976, 10% increase every year is an accepted norm. In the light of the same, I do not find any error committed by the Reference Court in awarding compensation at the rate of Rs. 245/- per R i.e. Rs. 9,000/- (Rs. Nine thousand). The interest component has also been properly awarded and the reasons have been recorded for the same. In the light of the same, the First Appeal is dismissed. However, there shall be no order as to costs. [S.V. GANGAPURWALA,J] SDM*607.10 FA