1 fast15932 ssp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL ST.NO.15932 OF 1998 The State of Maharashtra ...Appellant vs. Atmaram Kaluram Naik & Ors. ...Respondents Mr.A.R.Patil, A.G.P for the appellant None for the respondents CORAM : A.S.OKA,J. DATE : FEBRUARY 14,2011 P.C.: 1 The challenge in this appeal is to the Judgment and Award passed by the Reference Court in a reference under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act,1894 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act). The acquisition relates to the lands situated at village Koparkhairne in Taluka and District Thane. The lands were notified under section 4 of the said Act on 3rd February 1970 and the said notification was published on 4th February 1970. The market value of Rs.10/- per sq. meter has been fixed by the Reference Court by the impugned Award. The acquisition is for the purpose of setting up satellite city of Navi Mumbai. 2 In case of lands acquired from the same village under the same notification for the same public purpose, this Court has consistently affirmed the view taken by the Reference Court that the market value of the acquired land was Rs.10/- per square meter. Such view has been taken in the First Appeal no.813 of 1993 and other connected appeals by Judgment and Order dated 26th October 2005. 2 fast15932 3 In view of the decision of this Court, there is no merit in the appeal and the same is accordingly dismissed with no order as to costs. 4 Civil application no.3516 of 2001 does not survive and the same is disposed of. JUDGE