wp7226.09 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 7226 OF 2009 Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation, Aurangabad ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and others ...Respondents ..... Mr. B.R. Survase, advocate for the petitioner Mr. V.B. Ghadge, A.G.P. for respondent Nos. 1 to 3 Mr. V.M. Maney, advocate for Respondents 6A to 6C and 7 ..... CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE AND M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 29TH JUNE, 2011 PER COURT:- 1 The petitioner is an acquiring body, which has challenged the order passed under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Jalna in file outward No. LAQ/CR 17/93, dated 31.1.2009. The main contention of the learned advocate for the petitioner is that although the application was submitted by the claimants under Section 28-A on 25.7.2003 to the Special Land Acquisition Officer, he did not pass any order for almost six years. As wp7226.09 -2- a result, according to the petitioner, the petitioner has made to pay the amount of interest for this period. In our opinion, there is no need to interfere with the order passed under Section 28-A of the Act, as the award does not contain any error of law apparent on the face of record. 2 In case, the petitioner is aggrieved because it had to pay interest due to the negligence or otherwise of the Special Land Acquisition Officer, the petitioner may claim the amount from the Special Land Acquisition Officer or from the State. The claimants cannot be made to suffer because of the inaction on the part of the Special Land Acquisition Officer. 3 The petition is dismissed. ( M. T. JOSHI, J.) (SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.) rlj/