1 22 fa.681.08.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. 22 FIRST APPEAL NO. 681 OF 2008 STATE OF MAHARASHTRA VERSUS SHIVNARAYAN SATLINGAPPA ... AGP for Appellant / State : Mr. D. J. Patil. ... AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 683 OF 2008 THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA VERSUS MAHESH SUBHASH GAOKARE ... AGP for Appellant / State : Mr. D. J. Patil. … AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 688 OF 2008 THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA VERSUS ASHOK SANGAPPA GAOKARE AND OTHERS ... AGP for Appellant / State : Mr. D. J. Patil. Advocate for Respondents: Mr. Ajinkya Deshpande, h/f Mr. Amit Deshpande. … AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 685 OF 2008 THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA VERSUS SURESH NIWARTI BHOSALE ... AGP for Appellant / State : Mr. D. J. Patil. Advocate for Respondent : Mr. Ajinkya Deshpande, h/f Mr. Amit Deshpande. … AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 686 OF 2008 THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA VERSUS MUKTABAI SOPAN 2026:BHC-AUG:10297 2 22 fa.681.08.odt ... AGP for Appellant / State : Mr. D. J. Patil. ... AND FIRST APPEAL NO. 689 OF 2008 THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA VERSUS SURYAKANT LIMBANAPPA GAOKARE ... AGP for Appellant / State : Mr. D. J. Patil. Advocate for Respondent : Mr. Ajinkya Deshpande, h/f Mr. Amit Deshpande. ... CORAM : SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J. DATE : 09th March, 2026. P.C.: 1 These appeals are preferred against the judgment and award dated 25th January, 1996 passed by the learned Land Reference Court, District Latur, in LAR Nos.478, 486, 482, 479, 480 and 485 of 1989. 2 The learned AGP for the State submits that in view of the policy decision of the State Government as per the Government Resolution dated 03.11.2016 and the corrigendum dated 23.02.2017 issued thereto, the State Government has resolved not to file or contest any appeal where the amount of compensation awarded by the Reference Court is within four times of the amount awarded by the SLAO. He submits that the present first appeal deserves to be disposed of in view of the aforesaid policy decision of the State 3 22 fa.681.08.odt Government, as the amount of compensation awarded by the Reference Court is within four times of the amount awarded by the SLAO. 3 Considering the submissions of the learned AGP as well as the policy decision of the State Government, the appeals deserve to be disposed of. The first appeals are disposed of accordingly. [ SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J. ] nga