1 Writ Petition No.5856 of 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5856 OF 2008 Ankush Namdeo Potre and ors. .. Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra and ors. .. Respondents Mr N.V.Gaware, Advocate for petitioners Mr D.R.Kale, A.P.P. for respondents 1 to 7 Mr S.P.Deshmukh, Advocate for respondent No.8 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ. DATE : 3rd December 2010 PER COURT 1. Since this petition apparently is a public interest litigation, the Division Bench of this Court, which was assigned with and hearing and deciding writ petitions of year 2008 directed that this petition be placed before a Bench assigned with hearing and deciding public interest litigations. Accordingly, this petition has been placed before us. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioners pray vide prayer clause (B) to the petition for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondent No.1 to forthwith conduct an enquiry regarding the illegalities and misdeeds committed by the respondent No.8 Company in laying down Hyderabad-Uran-Ahemdabad pipeline for transportation of natural gas which passes through the villages of Karjat Taluka, District Ahmednagar and to take appropriate action against the respondent No.8 Company. The petitioner vide prayer clause (C) to the petition pray for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the revenue authorities to conduct panchnamas regarding the loss sustained by the 2 Writ Petition No.5856 of 2008 agriculturists of Karjat Taluka, District Ahmednagar whose lands have been taken by the respondent no.8 Company for laying down Hyderabad- Uran-Ahemdabad pipeline for transportation of natural gas and to direct respondent No.8 Company to pay the compensation as per the prevaling market value for the lands acquired and to settle all the pending claims. 3. Learned Counsel for the petitioners states that the complaints are in respect of the damages and the loss sustained by the petitioners. It is further clarified before us by the learned Counsel for the petitioners that the enquiry which the petitioners have sought for vide prayer clause (B) to the petition is in respect of sustaining of the loss/damages sustained by the petitioners. 4. According to us since the petitioners have adequate alternate remedies available to them under the provisions of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipe lines (Acquisition of Right of User in land) Act, 1962, the petitioners may avail the appropriate remedies available to them. In that light of the matter, therefore, there being no merit in the petition, we dismiss the petition relegating the petitioners to avail the remedies, available to them in law. ( A.V. POTDAR, J. ) ( P.V. HARDAS, J.) (vvr/5856.08wp)