IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 30 FIRST APPEAL NO. 130 OF 2013 THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MINOR IRRIGATION DIVISION, NANDED VERSUS SUMITRABAI MADHAVRAO DEOKARE AND OTHERS ... Mr. P.G. Rodge, Advocate for appellant Mrs. Bharati B. Gunjal, Advocate for respondent No.1 Mr. B.A. Shinde, AGP for respondent Nos.2 and 3 ... CORAM : SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J. DATE : 12th OCTOBER, 2026 ORDER : . Heard learned counsel for the appellant. 2 By this appeal, the appellant assail the Judgment and Award dated 08.03.2006 passed by the learned Civil Judge Senior Division, Kandhar in Land Acquisition Reference No.157 of 2004. 3 Learned counsel for the appellant as well as learned AGP submit that the compensation enhanced by the learned Reference Court does not exceed four times the amount awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer. 2026:BHC-AUG:48536 2 30_FA_130_2013 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 Corrigenda 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 up to four times. 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 Application, if any, does not survive and is disposed of accordingly. ( SIDDHESHWAR S. THOMBRE, J. ) agd