214-FA-1727-09.odt 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 214 FIRST APPEAL NO. 1727 OF 2009 State Of Maharashtra VERSUS Baliram Bapurao Shivarage …… Mr. A.D. Wange, AGP for Appellant-State …… CORAM : SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J. DATE : 28 SEPTEMBER, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Heard the learned counsel for the Appellant/State. 2. By this appeal, the Appellant assail the Judgment and award dated 10.08.2004 passed by the learned Jt. Civil Judge Senior Division, Ahmednagar in L.A.R. No.25 of 1996. 3. Learned AGP for the appellant submit that the compensation enhanced by the learned Reference Court does not exceed four times the amount awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer. 4. 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. 2026:BHC-AUG:46272 214-FA-1727-09.odt 2 5. Therefore, I do not find any reason to intervene with the impugned order. Hence, the present Appeal is dismissed. 6. The Claimant is at liberty to withdraw the amount deposited by the State/acquiring body before the learned Reference Court, if any. 7. In view of dismissal of the Appeal, pending Civil Applications, if any, do not survive and are disposed of accordingly. [ SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE ] JUDGE S P Rane