1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR FIRST APPEAL NO.1146/2010 Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation, Through its Executive Engineer ...Versus... Dashrath s/o Yadavrao Jadhav Dead Therefore through L.R. Smt. Indubai wd/o Dashrath Jadhav and others FIRST APPEAL NO.931/2010 Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation, Through its Executive Engineer ...Versus... Gulab Ashru Kakde and others FIRST APPEAL NO.1232/2010 Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation, Through its Executive Engineer ...Versus... Santosh Sudhakar Kulkarni and others FIRST APPEAL NO.1170/2010 Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation, Through its Executive Engineer ...Versus... Mahadeo s/o Bhikaji Chate and others CIVIL APPLICATION F. NO.1236/2010 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO.20765/2009 Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation, Through its Executive Engineer ...Versus... Ramrao Balaji Sose and others AND CIVIL APPLICATION F. NO.1254/2010 IN FIRST APPEAL ST. NO.2242/2010 Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation, Through its Executive Engineer ...Versus... Harichandra Dattatryaya Bondre and others Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. 2 [Shri A.B. Patil, Adv. for appellant in all appeals] [Shri M.A. Kadu, AGP for respdt. Nos.2 and 3 in F.A. Nos. 1146/2010, 931/2010 & 1232/2010] [Mrs. M.H. Deshmukh, AGP for respdt. Nos.2 & 3 in F.A. No.1170/2010, C.A.F. No.1236/2010 in F.A.St. No. 20765/09 & C.A.F. No.1254/2010 in F.A. St. No.2242/10] CORAM : A.B. CHAUDHARI, J. DATED : 2.05.2011. Heard on Civil Application Nos.1236/2010 and 1254/2010 for condonation of delay. Having heard learned Counsel for the applicant in both applications and having gone through the contents of the applications, I find that good and sufficient grounds exist for condoning the delay. Hence, delay is condoned. Civil Application Nos.1236/2010 and 1254/2010 are allowed. Heard on First Appeal Nos.1146/2010, 931/2010, 1232/2010, 1170/2010, First Appeal St. No.20765/2009 and 2242/2010. Learned Counsel for the appellant in all appeals submits that the decision in the case of Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation, Deulgaon-Raja...Versus...Kamlaji Balaji Jadhav and others, reported in 2011 (1) Mh.L.J. 231 covers the instant appeals as these appeals arise out of the same subject matter. None appears for respondent No.1. I have gone through the said judgment in the case of Vidarbha Irrigation Development 3 Corporation, Deulgaon-Raja (supra), cited by the learned Counsel for the appellant. Agreeing with the view taken by the Single Judge of this Court in the said judgment respectfully, these appeals are disposed of with the following order. O R D E R (i) First Appeal Nos.1146/2010, 931/2010, 1232/2010, 1170/2010, First Appeal St. No.20765/2009 and First Appeal St. No.2242/2010 are partly allowed. (ii) The impugned judgments and awards made by the reference Court are modified. It is held that the respondents would be entitled to compensation @ Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lac Only) per hectare with all statutory benefits and not at the rates at which the enhanced compensation has been granted by the reference Court. (iii) In First Appeal Nos.1146/2010 and 931/2010, the appellant  V.I.D.C., as a sequel to these modified awards, shall be entitled to withdraw the excess amount to be computed as per the judgments and awards modified by this Court. No order as to costs. JUDGE ssw