1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO. 1410 0F 2008 FIRST APPEAL NO. 1410 0F 2008 FIRST APPEAL NO. 1410 0F 2008 WITH WITH WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 948 OF 2007 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 948 OF 2007 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 948 OF 2007 IN L.A.R. NO. 1558 OF 2000 The State of Maharashtra ... Appellant (Orig. Opponent) Versus Shri Parshuram Khanavkar & Ors. ... Respondents Mr. S.N.Gawade, AGP, for the appellant. Mr. R.S.Datar, Advocate, for the respondents. CORAM: J.H.BHATIA, J. CORAM: J.H.BHATIA, J. CORAM: J.H.BHATIA, J. DATE: 24th July, 2008. DATE: 24th July, 2008. DATE: 24th July, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. 2 2. The Appeal relates to acquisition of land Survey No.60/2 and Survey No.237/1 situated at Village Navade, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad. The respondents/claimants had filed a reference being LAR No.144/2000 under Section 28-A(3) of the Land Acquisition Act for enhancement of compensation on parity with the order passed in some other matter. The Special Land Acquisition Officer rejected that claim and therefore reference was made to the Court of Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division,Alibag. Taking into consideration the evidence on record and the distance of the suit land from the National Highway being 100 metres, the learned Joint Civil Judge, S.D.Alibag awarded compensation at the rate of Rs.22/- per sq. mtre with other benefits. That award has been challenged in the present Appeal. 3. It is brought to my notice that in F.A. No.423 of 1996 and F.A No.1534 of 1996 arising out of the award passed in reference to the properties situated at Village Navade at the distance of 200 metres from Bombay-Poona Highway, the Division Bench of this Court held that the required price should be Rs.25/- per sq. mtre. In the present case,the property is situated at a distance of about 100 mtres from the National Highway. 3 In view of these circumstances, I find no error or illegality in the award passed by the Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Alibag. 4. In the result, the Appeal stands dismissed. 5. As the Appeal itself is dismissed, the Civil Application does not survive and stands disposed of accordingly. (J.H.BHATIA,J.) (J.H.BHATIA,J.) (J.H.BHATIA,J.)