1 919-CA-2148-11.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2148 OF 2011 IN FAST/2498/2011 WITH FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO.2498 OF 2011 THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA VERSUS HIRKANBAI YASHWANTRAO PAWAR ... A.G.P. for Applicant : Mr. S. G. Joshi ... CORAM : SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J. DATE : 24-03-2026 PER COURT:- CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2148 OF 2011: 1. Heard. 2. Perused the application. 3. For the reasons stated in the application, the civil application for delay deserves to be allowed in the interest of justice as the delay is neither deliberate nor intentional. 4. The civil application for delay is allowed. The delay caused in filing the first appeal is hereby condoned. 5. The civil application is disposed of. FIRST APPEAL STAMP NO.2498 OF 2011 1. This appeal is preferred against the judgment and award dated 02.05.2002 passed by the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Osmanabad, District Osmanabad, in Land Acquisition Reference No.183 of 1990, dated 13.04.1995. 2026:BHC-AUG:13877 2 919-CA-2148-11.odt 2. The learned A.G.P. for the appellant/State submits that in view of the policy decision of the State Government as per 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 Special Land Acquisition Officer. 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 S.L.A.O. 3. Considering the submissions of the learned AGP as well as the policy decision of the State Government, the appeal deserves to be disposed of. 4. The First Appeal is disposed of, accordingly. 5. Pending civil application, if any, stands disposed of. [SANJAY A. DESHMUKH] JUDGE rrd