1 919 CA.3827.2011.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. 919 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3827 OF 2011 IN FAST/4380/2011 THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER (1), UPPER TAPI PROJECT HATNUR AND ANR VERSUS RAGHUNATH VASUDEO DESHPANDE ... AGP for Applicant / State : Ms. Anuradha S. Mantri. ... AND CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3828 OF 2011 IN FAST/4380/2011 AND FIRST APPEAL (STAMP) NO.4380 OF 2011 ... CORAM : SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J. DATE : 28th April, 2026. Per Court: 1 Civil Application No.3827 of 2011 is filed for condonation of delay of 300 days caused in filing the first appeal. 2 Heard the learned counsel AGP. Perused the application. 3 For the reasons stated in the application, the delay stands condoned. The application stands allowed in the interest of justice. FIRST APPEAL (STAMP) NO.4380 OF 2011 : 4 This appeal has been preferred against the judgment and 2026:BHC-AUG:19174 2 919 CA.3827.2011.odt award dated 5th November, 2009 passed by the learned Land Reference Court, District Jalgaon , in LAR No.1852 of 2005. 5 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 Government, as the amount of compensation awarded by the Reference Court is within four times of the amount awarded by the SLAO. 6 Considering the submissions of the learned AGP as well as the policy decision of the State Government, the appeal deserves to be disposed of. The first appeal is disposed of accordingly. 7 Civil Application No.3828 of 2011 filed for stay is also disposed of. [ SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J. ] nga