“3. After having heard the learned A.G.P. for the appellant and the learned counsel for the respondents, I find that there is no reason to take a different view. Large tracts of lands within 96 villages of Thane and Raigad Districts were notified for acquisition under Section 4 of the said Act on 3rd February 1970 for the same public purpose. In First Appeal No.462 of 1990 (State of Maharashtra Vs. Tulsiram K.Mungaji and others) alongwith connected appeals decided on 18th July, 2001, the Division bench had an occasion to deal with the appeals preferred by the State of Maharashtra arising out of the Awards made under Section 18 of the said Act in respect of the lands at village Dapoli, Taluka : Panvel, District Raigad which were notified for the same public purpose on the same date. After considering the evidence on record, this Court came to the conclusion that the market value of the acquired land, on the relevant date was Rs.10/- per sq. meter. The Judgment of this Court has attained finality in the sense the same has not been challenged by the State Government. Hence, no case is made out for interference with the impugned Award under which market value has been fixed at Rs.10/- per sq. meter”.
