CA 8270/14 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 931 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8270 OF 2014 IN FAST/16056/2014 EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MEDIUM PROJECT, OSMANABAD VERSUS SHAMRAO LAXMANRAO GAIKWAD (DEAD) THRO. LRS. SONABAI SHAMRAO GAIKWAD AND OTHERS ... Advocate for Applicant : Mr. Sangle Shirish G. AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. S.S. Dande ... WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8271 OF 2014 IN FAST/16056/2014 … CORAM : SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J. Dated : September 30, 2026 PER COURT :- 1. Civil application is filed by the acquiring body for condonation of delay in filing the appeal. For the averments made in the application, the application is allowed. Delay is condoned. 2. As the acquisition proceeding is of the year 1993, heard finally with the consent of the learned counsel for acquiring body and the learned AGP. 3. By this appeal, the Appellant assails the Judgment and award dated 13.9.2012 passed by the learned Jt. Civil Judge, Senior Division, Omerga, Dist. Osmanabad in LAR No. 85/2009. 4. Both the learned advocates submit that the compensation enhanced by the learned Reference Court does not exceed four times the amount awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer. They submit that the SLAO has awarded total compensation of Rs.1,38,250/- whereas the learned reference court has enhanced compensation of Rs.1,53,250/- in addition to the 2026:BHC-AUG:46254 CA 8270/14 2 compensation awarded by SLAO. 5. In view of the aforesaid submissions and having regard to the policy decision of the State Government contained in Government Resolution No.Sankirna-2014/Prak.Kra.4/Bham-1/A-4 dated 03.11.2016 with Corrigendum dated 23.02.2017 and 13.08.2018 to the said Government Resolution, took a decision not to challenge the reference, if compensation is enhanced only upto four times. 6. Therefore, I do not find any reason to intervene with the impugned order. Hence, the present Appeal is dismissed. 7. In view of dismissal of Appeal, pending Civil Applications, if any, do not survive and are disposed of accordingly. ( SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J. ) ssc/