( 1 ) fast37181.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 37181 OF 2010 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 18627 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Appellants Versus Siraj Mahoboob Patel & Anr. .. Respondents WITH FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 37176 OF 2010 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 18629 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Appellants Versus Hamid Chandu @ Chand Patel & Anr. .. Respondents WITH FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 37195 OF 2010 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 18631 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Appellants Versus Karim Chand Patel & Anr. .. Respondents WITH FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 37192 OF 2010 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 18633 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Appellants ( 2 ) fast37181.10 Versus Pashu Mahiboob Patel & Anr. .. Respondents WITH FIRST APPEAL ST. NO. 37189 OF 2010 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 18635 OF 2010 The State of Maharashtra & Anr. .. Appellants Versus Musa Mahoboob Patel & Anr. .. Respondents Mr. S.N. Kendre, A.G.P. for the appellant/State. CORAM : R.M. BORDE, J. DATED : 01.08.2011 P.C. :- 1. These are the appeals presented by the State raising exception to the judgment and award passed by the III Adhoc Additional District Judge, Latur, in Land Acquisition Reference No. 1223 of 1999 and other companion reference applications, decided on 06.10.2006. 2. The agricultural lands belonging to the claimants ( 3 ) fast37181.10 comprising of small pieces came to be acquired by the State for construction of percolation tank at village Jawali, Tal. Ausa, Dist. Latur. Notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act was issued on 22.11.1993 and after following the procedure prescribed under the Act, the award came to be passed on 17.10.1996. The Land Acquisition Officer offered compensation at the rate of Rs. 210/- per R, in respect of the acquired land. The claimants claimed compensation at the rate of Rs. 1 lakh per acre. The claimants, as such, presented separate application seeking reference of the matter to the Civil Court for determination of the market value of the acquired lands. 3. In order to substantiate their claims, the claimants placed reliance on the evidence in the form of comparable sale instances. Apart from leading oral evidence there are three sale instances placed on record at Exh. 22, 24 and 35, which are dated 22.10.1990, 10.05.1993 and 22.01.1993. The sale instances placed on record denote market price of the land in the near vicinity at Rs. 1025/-, Rs. 983/- and Rs. 690/- per R. The Reference Court found that ( 4 ) fast37181.10 the sale instance dated 22.01.1993, which transaction is in respect of land situated at village Jawali, relevant for consideration. It was found that the transaction under the sale-deed is prior to the issuance of Notification under Section 4 and as such the evidence in the form of sale instance is relevant for consideration. The Reference Court by application of certain parameters reached to the conclusion that the market price of the acquired land shall be Rs. 500/- per R. On perusal of the judgment passed by the Reference Court and on scrutiny of the copies of evidence made available by learned A.G.P. appearing for the State while arguing the appeals, I am convinced that the view adopted by the Reference Court is reasonable and proper. The compensation amount awarded by the Reference Court is quite moderate and the findings in respect of enhancement in amount of compensation is arrived at on scrutiny of the evidence led by the claimants. 4. For the reasons recorded above, I do not deem it appropriate to call interference in the appeals. The appeals are devoid of substance and hence stand dismissed. ( 5 ) fast37181.10 5. All pending Civil Applications stand disposed of. [R.M. BORDE, J.] snk/2011/AUG11/fast37181.10