ash 1 fa-284.95 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO.284 OF 1995 The State of Maharashtra. .. Appellant vs. Shri Kisan Kalya Madhavi. .. Respondent -- Shri A.R. Patil, AGP for the Appellant. Shri K.N. Kore for the Respondent. - CORAM ; A.S. OKA, J DATED : 17TH FEBRUARY, 2011 P.C. . Heard learned AGP appearing for the Appellant as well as the learned counsel appearing for the Respondent. 2. By this appeal, the challenge is to the judgment and award dated 19th August, 1991 passed by the Reference Court in a Reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The acquired land is situated at Village -Dive, Taluka and District – Thane, which was notified on 3rd February, 1970 under Section 4 of the said Act for the purposes of setting up satellite city of New Bombay. By the impugned judgment and award, the market value of Rs.10/- per sq. metre has been awarded, apart from granting the statutory benefits. ash 2 fa-284.95 3. As far as the village Dive is concerned, this Court has dealt with other cases where the awards were made under Section 18 of the said Act arising out of the notification of the same date in respect of the lands from the same village which were notified for the same purpose. This Court has consistently fixed the market value of the lands at village-Dive at the rate of Rs.10/- per sq. metre. On one of such appeals is First Appeal No. 277 of 1995 and other connected appeals which were decided on 24th September, 2009. 4. Hence, there is no merit in the appeal and the same is accordingly dismissed with no orders as to costs. ( A.S. OKA, J )