1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. FIRST APPEAL NO.2054 OF 2010. Sow.Shantabai @ Shakuntalabai W/o Chandrakant Bhande ... Appellant. Versus The State of Maharashtra and another ... Respondents. ... Mr.S.S.Manale, advocate for the appellant. Mr.P.P.More, Asstt.Govt. Pleader for the State. ... WITH FIRST APPEAL NO.2056 OF 2010. Kum.Snehalata D/o Bhimrao Videgoti ... Appellant. Versus The State of Maharashtra and another ... Respondents. ... Mr.S.S.Manale, advocate for the appellants. Mr.P.P.More, Asstt.Govt. Pleader for the State. 2 Mr.S.V.Gutte, advocate for Respondent No.2. ... CORAM : S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J. Date : 18.10.2010. PER COURT 1. The appellants are the original claimants. They had filed Reference U/s 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, being dissatisfied with the compensation awarded by the Special Land Acquisition Officer. The Reference Court awarded enhanced compensation by deducting 2/3rd area on account of development. The plots in question were part of the lay out and were admeasuring 1400 Sq.fts. As the said plots were part of developed property, no question would arise of deducting 2/3rd area on count of development. This Court in F.A.No.8/2009, decided on 11.1.2010, wherein the lands under acquisition were the subject matter of the same award, has held that such 2/3rd deduction could not be permissible. For the reasons recorded in the said F.A.No.8/2009, I allow the present appeals, thereby fixing the price of acquired land at Rs. 161/- per Sq.metre. The other benefits as 3 awarded by the Reference Court are kept unaltered. Further the date of possession of the property by the Respondents shall be considered as 6.3.1993. The Reference Court while passing the award in reasoning part has considered the date of taking possession of the property by the Respondents from the present appellants as 6.3.1993 but in the operative part has erroneously written the date as 2.6.1998. The date of possession shall be taken as 6.3.1993 and the interest shall be accordingly paid. 2. The First Appeals are accordingly disposed of. However, there shall be no order as to costs. (S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J.) asp/office/fa205410 4