1 W.P.No.11106/10 UNREPORTED IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.11106 OF 2010. 1. Bapu S/o Vithoba Bade, Age 72 years, Occ.Agri., R/o Chinchpur Pangul, Tq. Pathardi, Dist.Ahmednagar. 2. Khandu S/o Karbhari Bade, Age 38 years, Occ.Agri., R/o Chinchpur Pangul, Tq. Pathardi, Dist.Ahmednagar. ... Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary Revenue and Forest Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Collector, Ahmednagar, Dist.Ahmednagar. 3. The Sub-Divisional Officer & Special Land Acquisition Officer, Ahmednagar Division, Ahmednagar. 4. Executive Engineer, Beed Irrigation Division, Beed. ... Respondents. ... Mr.K.D.Bade Patil, advocate for the petitioners. 2 W.P.No.11106/10 Mrs.A.V.Gondhalekar, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for the State. Mr.S.G.Sangle, advocate for the Respondent No.4. ... CORAM : NARESH H.PATIL & : S.V.GANGAPURWALA,JJ. Date : 01.03.2011. ORAL JUDGMENT (Per S.V.Gangapurwala,J.) 1. Heard. 2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally by consent of the parties. 3. By the present petition, the petitioners seek direction against the Respondent Nos.2 and 3 to decide the petitioners' application U/s 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act. 4. The Respondent Nos.2 and 3 have filed an affidavit to the effect that the amount of compensation payable to petitioners pursuant to application U/s 28-A of Land Acquisition Act is determined and proposal for disbursement is submitted. 3 W.P.No.11106/10 5. Mr.Bade Patil, learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the petitioners had filed applications U/s 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, way back in the year 1991 and 1993 and since then the said applications were not decided and the amount is determined after filing of Writ Petition. Even after a long slumber of 20 years, there is complete apathy on the part of the Respondents to make payment to the petitioners. 6. Mrs.Gondhalekar, learned Asstt. Govt. Pleader and Mr.Sangle, learned counsel submit that they would require some time to make the payment. The factual matrix is not disputed. 7. It is not disputed that the applications of the petitioners U/s 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act have been decided by the Respondents. 8. In that light of the matter, we direct the Respondents to make the payment of the amount redetermined pursuant to applications filed by 4 W.P.No.11106/10 the petitioners U/s 28-A of Land Acquisition Act to the petitioners within a period of three (3) months from today. 9. Rule made absolute accordingly with no order as to costs. (S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J.) (NARESH H.PATIL,J.) asp/office/wp1110610