1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO. 1562 OF 2009 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5481 OF 2005 The State of Maharashtra ...Appellant Versus Pandurang Tulshiram Thakur, since deceased, through his legal heirs Harichhandra Pandurang Thakur & Ors. ...Respondents Ms. S.V. Sonawane, Assistant Government Pleader, for the Appellant/Applicant Mr. Vijay S. Gharat for the Respondents. CORAM: B ILAL NAZKI and S.A. BOBDE, JJ. DATE: NOVEMBER 11, 2009 P.C.:- Certain lands were acquired, and compensation was fixed in terms of the Award, which became subject-matter of Reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. 2 In the Reference, the amount of compensation was enhanced. Therefore, the State has come in this appeal. 2. We are told by the learned counsel for the parties that the Award, which is the subject-matter of this appeal, was also the subject-matter of an appeal before this Court in First Appeal No. 462 of 1990 with Civil Applications No. 2775 and 2776 of 2001 (the State of Maharashtra v. Tulshiram Krishna Mungaji & Ors.). In that case, the increase given by the Reference Court has been upheld by judgment dated 18th July, 2001. Following the same judgment, this appeal has to be dismissed. 3. The appeal is accordingly dismissed. The Civil Application also stands dismissed. BILAL NAZKI, J. S.A. BOBDE, J.