1 fa 2075.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD FIRST APPEAL NO. 2075 OF 2010 Sunderabai Namdeo Barkul Died through L.R.s Bhaurao Namdeo Barkul and others .. Appellants Versus The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondent Shri A. S. Usmanpurkar, Advocate for Appellants. Shri S. N. Kendre, A.G.P. for the Respondent/State. CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. DATE : 19TH APRIL, 2011. PER COURT : . Admit. 2. Taken up for final hearing with consent of parties. 3. Shri Usmanpurkar, the learned counsel submits that in respect of other references which were filed by the claimants, whose lands were acquired for the Nagthas Large Minor Project, the State has compromised the matter in the Lok Adalat and had 2 fa 2075.10 agreed to award compensation at the rate of Rs. 700/- per R. Thereafter on the basis of the award passed by the Reference Court in L.A.R. No. 370/1998, wherein for the lands acquired for the same project the compensation was awarded at the rate of Rs. 700/- per R. The Collector had passed an award U/Sec. 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act granting compensation to the other claimants at the rate of Rs. 700/- per R. So also the judgment in L.A.R. No. 370/1998 was confirmed by this Court in First Appeal No. 2029/2009. In view of that the learned counsel contends that the present appellant is also entitled for the compensation at the rate of Rs. 700/- per R. 4. Shri Kendre, the learned A. G. P. does not dispute this position and contends that pursuant to the judgment and award passed in L.A.R. No. 370/1998 and confirmed by this Court in F.A. No. 2029/2009. The State has also passed an award U/Sec. 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act granting compensation to the claimants at the rate of Rs. 700/- per R. 5. In the light of above, I see no impediment to allow the appeal and award compensation to the appellant at the rate of Rs. 700/- per R along with other statutory benefits. 3 fa 2075.10 6. In the result the appeal is allowed. The respondents shall pay the appellant compensation at the rate of Rs. 700/- per R along with all other statutory benefits. The first appeal is accordingly disposed. No costs. [ S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ] bsb/April 11