: 1 : SD IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO.15457 OF 1991 FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO.15457 OF 1991 FIRST APPEAL (ST.) NO.15457 OF 1991 The Special Land Acquisition . Officer, Metro Centre No.I, Thane & Anr....Appellants V/s. Dinanath Hari Mhatre & Ors. ...Respondents Ms.G.P. Mulekar, AGP, for the Appellants. CORAM : ABHAY S. OKA, J. CORAM : ABHAY S. OKA, J. CORAM : ABHAY S. OKA, J. DATE : 17TH MARCH, 2008. DATE : 17TH MARCH, 2008. DATE : 17TH MARCH, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard learned AGP appearing for the appellant-State of Maharashtra. The challenge in the Appeal is to the Judgment and Award dated 6th December, 1990 passed by the learned Joint District Judge, Thane in a Reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. 2. The acquisition relates to the eight pieces of lands at Village Khairne, Taluka and District Thane. The acquired lands were notified for acquisition by a notification under Section 4 of the said Act dated 3rd February, 1970 for the public purpose of New Bombay Project. Alongwith the acquired lands, there was an acquisition of lands in 25 adjoining villages in Taluka Thane, District Thane under the same project under the same notification. By an Award under Section 11 of the said Act, compensation was offered : 2 : to the claimants at the rate of Rs.3/- to Rs.4/- per square meter. As the compensation was not accepted by the respondents, at their instance the Reference was made. 3. Perusal of the Judgment of the Reference Court shows that reliance was placed by the respondents on a decision of the Reference Court in three land acquisition references relating to the lands notified under the same notification situated at the same village Khairne. The Reference Court granted compensation at the rate of Rs.10/- per square meter in the said references. Considering the fact that the acquisition of the land subject matter of the said references was under the same notification for the same public purpose, the learned Joint District Judge accepted the Judgments in the said References as relevant for determination of market value of the acquired lands in the present case. 4. After having perused the impugned Judgment, I find that the market value fixed at the rate of Rs.10/- per square meter is reasonable. 5. Considering the peculiar facts of the case, no case is made out for interference. Appeal is : 3 : accordingly dismissed with no orders as to costs. [ABHAY S. OKA, J.] [ABHAY S. OKA, J.] [ABHAY S. OKA, J.]