ash 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO.449 OF 1993 The State of Maharashtra. .. Appellant Vs Ganpat Kanu Parangga. .. Respondent -- Shri A.R. Patil, AGP for the Appellant. -- CORAM ; A.S. OKA, J DATED : 17TH FEBRUARY, 2011 P.C. . Heard the learned AGP for the Appellant. The challenge in this Appeal is to the judgment and award dated 11th April, 1991 by which a reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 ( hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”) has been partly allowed. The acquisition relates to a land at Village-Asudgaon, Taluka- Panvel, District Raigad which was notified under Section 4 of the said Act on 3rd February, 1970 for the public purpose of setting up satellite city of New Bombay. By the impugned judgment and award, the market value at the rate of Rs.12/- per sq. metre has been fixed by the Reference Court. 2. After having heard the learned AGP appearing for the Appellant, I find that there is no merit in the Appeal. This Court in the ash 2 case of State of Maharashtra v. Smt. Kamali Keshav Mhatre & Ors. (2005(1) ALLMR 459) dealt with an appeal arising out of the reference under Section 18 of the said Act relating to the lands at village Asudgaon which were notified for acquisition on the same day for the same purpose. Considering the other decisions of this Court, this Court has fixed the minimum market value at the rate of Rs.21/- per sq. metre in respect of the land from village Asudgaon. By the impugned judgment and award, the market value at the rate of Rs.12/-per sq. metre has been fixed. Hence, the Appeal is dismissed with no orders as to costs. 2. Civil Application No. 4323 of 1993 does not survive and the same is disposed of. ( A.S. OKA, J )