1 fa 133.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD FIRST APPEAL NO. 133 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra .. Appellant Versus Pandharinath Sitaram Bodkhe .. Respondent WITH FIRST APPEAL NO. 134 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra .. Appellant Versus Haribhau Bayaji Bodkhe .. Respondent WITH FIRST APPEAL NO. 135 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra .. Appellant Versus Ramdas Sitaram Bodkhe .. Respondent WITH FIRST APPEAL NO. 136 OF 2010 2 fa 133.10 The State of Maharashtra .. Appellant Versus Sukhadeo Sitaram Bodkhe .. Respondent WITH FIRST APPEAL NO. 137 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra .. Appellant Versus Kashinath Bali Bodkhe .. Respondent WITH FIRST APPEAL NO. 138 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra .. Appellant Versus Laxman Sitaram Bodkhe .. Respondent WITH FIRST APPEAL NO. 139 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra .. Appellant Versus Tanhabai Pandu Sake .. Respondent 3 fa 133.10 WITH FIRST APPEAL NO. 140 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra .. Appellant Versus Karbhari Sakharam Bodkhe .. Respondent Shri T. S. Lodhe, A.G.P. for the Appellant/State. CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. DATE : 13TH APRIL, 2011. PER COURT : . The claimants had filed reference U/Sec. 18 of the Land Acquisition Act being dissatisfied with the amount of compensation awarded by the S. L. A. O. The Reference Court enhanced the amount of compensation. The amounts enhanced are from Rs. 750/- to about Rs. 20,000/- in all these matters. The State being aggrieved thereby has filed the present appeals. 2. Shri Lodhe, the learned Assistant Government Pleader submits that, the sale instances taken into consideration by the Reference Court were not in respect of similarly situated lands and as such they could not have been relied while enhancing the 4 fa 133.10 compensation amount. According to the learned A.G.P. the same was in respect of a bagayat land and the lands under acquisition were jirayat lands. 3. With the assistance of learned A.G.P. I have gone through the record and proceedings. The amount enhanced is meager one. The Reference Court has awarded compensation at the rate of Rs. 300/- per R. The Reference Court while enhancing the compensation amount has taken into consideration the sale instances at Exhibit 26. Though the sale was of a bagayat land, the Reference Court has reduced the market price by more than 35% and further by 10% taking into account the fact that the purchaser may have purchased the property for his convenience. As such, 45% amount was deducted from the amount of the said sale instances and thereafter, the compensation amount was awarded. I do not see any error while awarding amount of compensation. Moreover, the enhancement is of meager amount. 4. In the light of above conspectus of the matter, the first appeals are dismissed, however, with no other as to costs. [ S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ] bsb/April 11