38/1985 at Exhibits- 9 to 11. Insofar as the reference at Exhibit-9 is concerned the lands were situated at Shirvane, while in the other two reference proceedings the lands were situated at Sanpada. The notification in question is also dated 04/02/1970 and the purpose for acquisition is also similar. In the light of the non-agricultural potentiality of those lands that were acquired coupled with the similarity in the properties, the market value of the acquired lands which was Rs.15/- per square meter in those cases has been followed and applied in the present reference. On perusing the judgments at Exhibits-9 to 11, I do not find that there is any reason to come to any other conclusion from the one drawn by the Reference Court. As noted above, in other First Appeals preferred by the State this Court has maintained the rate of Rs.15/- per square metre for lands from various adjoining villages. Though it was strenuously urged on behalf of the claimant by filing cross-objections that the belting method ought to be applied for enhancing the amount of compensation as granted, for which purpose reliance was placed in judgment of the Division Bench in Abdul Aziz Husenmiya Patel(supra) , it is to be noted that in those proceedings expert valuers had submitted their valuation
