1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 1048 OF 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of | Coram, appearances, Court’s orders | Court’s or Judge’s or directions and Registrar’s | orders orders | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. D.R. Jaybhar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for the respondents. CORAM : A.M. KHANWILKAR, AND S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 17TH FEBRUARY, 2010 According to the petitioner, notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was issued in respect of disputed land at village Sawargaon Ghat on 30-03-2007. If no follow up steps are taken by the Acquiring Authority within the specified time i.e. 30-03-2010, it would necessarily follow, in law, that the acquisition has lapsed. However, if the Acquiring Authority intends to proceed with the acquisition, may take necessary 2 follow up steps with dispatch and then proceed to declare the award within six months from 30-03-2010. If award is passed in favour of the petitioner, needless to observe that the amount payable to the petitioner will be made over at the earliest. 2. The petition is disposed of on the above terms. ( S.S. SHINDE, J. ) (A.M. KHANWILKAR,J.) sut/FEB10/wp1048.10