1 fast28306-98 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION rpa FIRST APPEAL ST. NO.28306 OF 1998 ALONGWITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.6145 OF 2000 The State of Maharashtra .. Applicant V/s. Joma Ragho Patil .. Respondent ..... Mr. A. R. Patil, AGP for the applicant – State. None for the respondent. ..... CORAM : A. S. OKA, J. DATE : MARCH 15, 2011. ORAL JUDGMENT :- Heard the learned AGP appearing for the appellant. The challenge in the Appeal is to an Award made under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as the “said Act”). The lands totally admeasuring 2023 square meters situated at village Rabale, Taluka and District Thane are the subject matter of acquisition. Notification under Section 4 of the said Act was published in the Government Gazette on 15th January, 1969 by which the lands were notified for acquisition for the public purpose for setting up satellite city of Navi Mumbai. By the impugned Award, the market value has been fixed at the rate of Rs.12/- per square meter. Apart from the market 2 fast28306-98 value, statutory benefits have been granted. 2. In the case of State of Maharashtra V/s. Iswarsharan Bedarnath Bhargava & Ors. [(2008), 1 Bombay Cases Reporter 757], a Division Bench of this Court dealt with a group of First Appeals preferred by the State of Maharashtra where challenge was to the Awards under Section 18 of the said Act relating to the lands in the same village Rabale acquired for the same public purpose. The notifications under Section 4(1) of the said Act were issued in the cases before the Division Bench during the period from 30th September, 1968 to 2nd December, 1972. The Division Bench held that the market value of the acquired lands was Rs.12/- per square meters. The present case is squarely covered by the decision of the Division Bench. Hence, there is no merit in the Appeal and the same is, accordingly, dismissed with no orders as to costs. 3. Civil Application No.6145 of 2000 does not survive and the same is disposed of. JUDGE