1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 7436 OF 2009 Nivrutti S/o Dagdu Chaskar } Age : 62 Years, Occ. : Service, } R/o : Mehenduri, Post Rumbhodi, } Tq. Akole, Dist. Ahmednagar. } .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra } Through the Secretary } Revenue & Irrigation Department, } Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. } 2. The Divisional Commissioner, } Nashik Division, Nashik } District Nashik. } 3. The Collector, Ahmednagar, } Dist. Ahmednagar. } 4. The Special Land Acquisition Officer } No. 3, Ahmednagar } Dist. Ahmednagar. } .... RESPONDENTS Mr. R.D.Bhalerao, Advocate for petitioner. Mrs. A.V.Gondhalekar, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 29/03/2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT : ( PER – P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. We have heard Mr. R.D. Bhalerao, Advocate for petitioner and Mrs. A.V.Gondhalekar, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State, who accepts notice on behalf of respondent nos. 1 to 4. 3. The limited grievance of the petitioner in this petition is that the petitioner has submitted several applications requesting the respondents to correct the name of the petitioner and accordingly to pay him the amount of compensation as is determined in the Award. Despite several representations, no action has been taken by the respondents. 4. In the light of the fact that the aforesaid applications/representations of the petitioner are pending consideration with the respondents, we direct the respondents to decide the applications/representations of the petitioner within one month from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. In the event the respondent carry out the correction of the name of the petitioner, the compensation to which the petitioner has been held entitled to under the Award be paid to the petitioner as expeditiously as 3 possible. 5. Rule is made absolute in the above terms with no order as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 7436.09 ( J )