1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.4016 OF 2009 1. Surendra s/o Madanlal Bharajwal, Age : 40 years, Occ.Business and Agriculture, R/o Nehru Road, Jalna, Tq. & Dist. Jalna 2. Jogendra s/o Puranmal Bansal, Age : 38 years,Occ. Business and Agriculture, R/o Nehru Road, Jalna, Tq. & Dist. Jalna ..PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra through Revenue Department, Mantralaya, Bombay 2. The Collector, Jalna, Tq. & Dist. Jalna 3. The Tahsildar, Jalna, Tq. Jalna, Dist. Jalna ..RESPONDENTS Mr A.B. Kale, Advocate for the petitioners; Mr V.B. Ghatge, A.G.P. for respondents. CORAM: P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ. DATE : 28th JULY, 2009 2 ORAL JUDGMENT: [PER P.V. HARDAS, J.] Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. We have heard Shri A.B. Kale, learned Counsel for the petitioners and Shri V.B. Ghatge, learned A.G.P. on behalf of respondents. Undisputedly, an application submitted by the petitioners dated 15.11.2007 for seeking N.A. permission under section 44-A of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code is pending consideration with the respondent no.3. Since the aforesaid application is pending and has not been decided so far, we are inclined to allow this petition. 3. We accordingly allow this petition and direct respondent no.3 to decide the said application of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of four months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs.