18.wp.8357-09 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8357 OF 2009 Krishant alias Krishna Dhondiram Sankapal. ..Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra and another. ..Respondents. .... Mr.S.G. Deshmukh, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr.S.R. Nargolkar, AGP for Respondent No.1. Ms.Neeta Karnik, Advocate for Respondent No.2. .... CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH, AND A.R. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 21ST JANUARY, 2010. P.C.:­ 1. The petitioner had applied for a certificate from the Collector that the petitioner is a project affected person. We asked the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner as to under what law the petitioner had made the application for issuance of certificate. The learned Counsel referred to the provisions of Section 5(c) of the Maharashtra Project Affected Persons Rehabilitation Act, 1999. Perusal of that provisions shows that the Collector is to issue a certificate to a project affected person. 18.wp.8357-09 2 Term "project" has been defined in that Act. The land of the petitioner was acquired for an Agricultural University. According to the communication from the Collector dated 26.8.2009, acquisition of land for an Agricultural University does not amount to a project within the meaning of that Act. Therefore, under that Act certificate cannot be issued to the petitioner. We find nothing illegal with the order impugned. However, it goes without saying that the petitioner is at liberty to apply, if so advised, for issuance of a certificate, if he is entitled to such a certificate under any other law. 2. Petition is disposed of accordingly. (D.K.DESHMUKH,J) (A.R. JOSHI,J)