1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3611 OF 2010 Vishnu S/o Tatyarao Raut, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Uswad, Tq. Mantha, District Jalna. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Agricultural Ministry, Mantralaya Mumbai. 2. The Collector, Jalna, District Jalna. 3. The Executive Engineer, Jalna. 4. The Land Acquisition Officer, Jalna, Dist. Jalna. 5. The Tahsildar, Mantha, Dist. Jalna. .. .. Respondents Shri G. K. Kshirsagar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri K. J. Ghute Patil, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 5. 2 CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 23RD JULY, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT [Per P. V. HARDAS, J. ] : . Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ directing the respondents to pay rental compensation to the petitioner. According to the petitioner, the land of the petitioner came to be acquired for a public purpose and the petitioner is entitled to be paid the rental compensation. The petitioner had accordingly submitted an application/representation dated 18.09.2009 and same is said to be pending. 3. In the light of that, we are inclined to allow this petition and accordingly, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the application/representation of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of four months 3 from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. In the event the respondents held that the petitioner is entitled to be paid the rental compensation, the same be paid to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above said terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/July 10