=1= IN IN IN THE THE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE APPELLATE APPELLATE JURISDICTION JURISDICTION JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION PETITION PETITION NO.5114 OF 2008 NO.5114 OF 2008 NO.5114 OF 2008 Baban Rambhau Rane and ors. ...Petitioners v/s State of Maharashtra and ors. ...Respondents Mr S.N. Gawde i/b Mr V.R. Kasle for Petitioners. Mr V.S. Gokhale, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 3. CORAM CORAM CORAM : J.N. PATEL AND S.J. KATHAWALLA JJ. : J.N. PATEL AND S.J. KATHAWALLA JJ. : J.N. PATEL AND S.J. KATHAWALLA JJ. DATE DATE DATE : 12TH DECEMBER 2008 : 12TH DECEMBER 2008 : 12TH DECEMBER 2008 P.C.- P.C.- P.C.- 1. This petition is filed by the petitioners seeking an appropriate writ / direction against respondent Nos.2 and 3, who have not disposed off the petitioners’ application under section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act within the stipulated period of time. The learned Assistant Government Pleader informs this Court that the application under section 28A could not be taken up for hearing since the land acquisition authorities have filed an appeal before this Court which is admitted on 15th July 2003 and is pending hearing and final disposal. =2= 2. In view of this, we dispose off the petition with a direction to the respondents to dispose off the application under section 28A in accordance with law after the decision of this Court in the pending appeal. Petition is disposed off with no order as to costs. ( J.N. PATEL J. ) ( S.J. KATHAWALLA J.)