1 F.A.st.14371.07+4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD (1) FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 14371 OF 2007 Godawari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation, Aurangabad. ...APPELLANT. VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra and another ...RESPONDENTS. WITH (2) FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 14634 OF 2007 Godawari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation, Aurangabad. ...APPELLANT. VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra and another ...RESPONDENTS. WITH (3) FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 14646 OF 2007 Godawari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation, Aurangabad. ...APPELLANT. VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra and another ...RESPONDENTS. 2 F.A.st.14371.07+4 WITH (4) FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 14640 OF 2007 Godawari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation, Aurangabad. ...APPELLANT. VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra and another ...RESPONDENTS. WITH (5) FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO. 14642 OF 2007 Godawari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation, Aurangabad. ...APPELLANT. VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra and another ...RESPONDENTS. ... Shri. S.S.Thombre,Advocate for Appellant Shri. V.D.Rakh, A.G.P. for Respondent-State. ... CORAM: R.M.BORDE, J. DATE : 26TH JULY, 2011. PER COURT : 1. These are appeals presented by the acquiring body raising exception to the Judgment and Award passed by the Reference Court, in Land 3 F.A.st.14371.07+4 Acquisition Reference No. 151 of 2005 and other companion Reference Applications. 2. Mr. Thombre,learned counsel appearing for the appellants informed that these are appeals arising out of the award passed by the Land Acquisition Officer on 18.12.2000. Notification under section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act was issued on 08.06.1999. The Land Acquisition Officer offered compensation at the rate of Rs. 285/- per R in respect of acquired lands, whereas an amount of Rs. 700/- per R was offered by the Land Acquisition Officer in respect of seasonal irrigated land. The claimants in these matters claimed enhanced compensation at the rate of Rs. 2000/- per R. 3. The claimants, being dissatisfied with the amount offered by Land Acquisition Officer, tendered separate applications seeking reference of the matter to the Civil Court for determination of proper value of the acquired property. The claimants in these matters claimed enhanced compensation at the rate of Rs.2000/- per R in respect of the acquired lands. 4. The Reference Court considering relevant circumstances prescribed the price of the acquired lands at the rate of Rs.700/- per R for dry crop 4 F.A.st.14371.07+4 lands and Rs. 1050/- per R for seasonally irrigated lands. Mr. Thombre, learned counsel appearing for the appellants invited my attention towards decision of this Court in First Appeal No. 2581 of 2009 and other companion appeals. The appeals presented by the acquiring body-appellant herein, were also pertain to the same acquisition/award. The date of notification under section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act as well as date of award in the present appeals and in the decided matters is also same. The lands belonging to the agriculturists which are subject matter of the instant appeals were acquired by appellant-acquiring body by declaring the award. The subject matter of the present appeals i.e. award dated 18.12.2000 has already been adjudicated by this Court on 19th July, 2011, and appeals presented by acquiring body challenging decision of reference Court have been dismissed. 5. In this view of the matter, for the reasons recorded by this Court while disposing the First Appeal No. 2581 of 2009 and other companion appeals, on 19th July, 2011, I do not deem it appropriate to cause interference in these appeals. The appeals, being devoid of merit, stand dismissed. Sd/- [ R.M.BORDE, J. ] MTK 5 F.A.st.14371.07+4