1 C.P.274.11 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 274 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 599 OF 2009 [Vinayak Kachru Andhale and ors Vs. The State of Maharashtra and ors.] Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s orders Court’s or Judge’s orders Mr.D.R.Jaibhar,Advocate holding for Mr.D.A.Bhide,Advocate for petitioners Mr.D.R.Kale,AGP for respondent-state. Mr.G.B.Rajale,Advocate for respondent No.4 ... CORAM : S.S. SHINDE, J. DATE : 7TH SEPTEMBER, 2011 PER COURT : . Heard. 2. This contempt petition alleges disobedience of the order passed by the Division Bench of this Court on 22.07.2009, in Writ Petition No. 599 of 2009. 3. Pursuant to the notice in this Contempt Petition, affidavit in reply is 2 C.P.274.11 filed by respondent No.2- Mr. Bharat Sasane, retired District Collector, Beed and respondent NO.3-Smt.Shobha Sonaba Raut, Special Land Acquisition Officer, presently working as Deputy Collector, Parbhani. Para No. 5 of the affidavit in reply of the Special Land Acquisition Officer/Deputy Collector Parbhani read thus: “I respectfully submits that, during period from 20.07.2009 to 31.3.2011 as many as 41 cases relating to the acquisition of lands from villages Ashti, Patoda and Shirur Tahsil of Beed District for Railway Department were in process so also the fact that the possession was also to be taken and handed over to the Railway Department the time consuming which resulted into delay in declaring the award u/sec.11. In my tenure u/sec.4 and 6 process was completed till 2.6.2011 then after now the present land acquisition Officer Shri Shrirang Tambe have declared the final awarded on 05.08.2011 and accordingly the demand for Rs. 7,99,596/- has been submitted to the Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad 3 C.P.274.11 vide his letter dated 12.08.2011.“ 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners after going through the reply filed by the respondents submits that his grievance is redressed, however, compensation should be paid within reasonable time. 5. Mr. Kale, learned AGP on instructions of Mr.S.P.Tambe, Land Acquisition Officer- Deputy Collector, Beed, makes a statement that amount towards compensation and other benefits will be paid to the petitioners within 40 days from today. 6. In that view of the matter, nothing further survives for consideration in this Contempt Petition and same stands disposed of accordingly. Notice stands discharged. Sd/- [S.S. SHINDE, J.] MTK