299-FA-1827-16.odt 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 299 FIRST APPEAL NO. 1827 OF 2016 The State Of Maharashtra VERSUS Rajendra Chaburao Gorde And Another …… Mr. S.S. Dande, AGP for Appellant-State …… CORAM : SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J. DATE : 06 OCTOBER, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Heard the learned counsel for the Appellant/State. 2. By this appeal, the Appellant-State assail the common impugned Judgment and award dated 12.04.2012 passed by the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Kopargaon, in L.A.R. No. 10 of 2005 (Old LAR No.39 of 2005). 3. Learned AGP for the appellant-State submits 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:47251 299-FA-1827-16.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