IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3281 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO.3281 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO.3281 OF 2006 Shri.Laxmikant Ravalnath Devosthan Trust & Anr. .. Petitioners. V/s The Special Land Acquisition Officer No.1. Ratnagiri & Ors. .. Respondents Ms.Deepti Wadkar for the Petitioners. Mr.V.Sonpal, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 3. CORAM : DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN CORAM : DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN CORAM : DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN J. DATE : 21st April, 2007. DATE : 21st April, 2007. DATE : 21st April, 2007. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. By this Petition, the Petitioner is challenging an order dated 13th October, 2005 passed by the learned Special Land Acquisition Officer refusing to condone the delay under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act. It is well settled law that the Collector under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act has no power to condone the delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, as the Collector is not a "Court". The petition is devoid of merits and hence stands dismissed. (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.) (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.) (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.)