1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.6101 OF 2010 1. Shri Babusing Durgasing Chaudhari, Age 55 years, Occ. Agriculture, 2. Shri Ratansing Durgasingh Chaudhari, Age 60 years, Occ. Agriculture, 3. Shri Buddusing Durgasingh Chaudhari, Age 65 years, Occ. Agriculture, 4. Shri Jamansingh Durgasingh Chaudhari, Age 50 years, Occ. Agriculture, All r/o Devmurti, Taluka and District Jalna. ... PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary, Revenue Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai (Copy to be served upon Government Pleader, High Court, Bench at Aurangabad) 2. The Collector, Jalna, District Jalna. 3. The Tahsildar, Jalna, District Jalna. 2 4. The Talathi, Village Devmurti, Taluka and District Jalna. ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri A.B. Girase, Advocate for petitioners Shri S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents ..... W I T H WRIT PETITION NO.6104 OF 2010 1. Shri Babusing Durgasing Chaudhari, Age 55 years, Occ. Agriculture, 2. Shri Ratansing Durgasingh Chaudhari, Age 60 years, Occ. Agriculture, 3. Shri Buddusing Durgasingh Chaudhari, Age 65 years, Occ. Agriculture, 4. Shri Jamansingh Durgasingh Chaudhari, Age 50 years, Occ. Agriculture, All r/o Devmurti, Taluka and District Jalna. ... PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary, Revenue Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai (Copy to be served upon Government Pleader, High Court, Bench at Aurangabad) 3 2. The Collector, Jalna, District Jalna. 3. The Tahsildar, Jalna, District Jalna. 4. The Talathi, Village Devmurti, Taluka and District Jalna. ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri A.B. Girase, Advocate for petitioners Shri S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents ..... CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATED: 13th July, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V. HARDAS, J.) : 1. Since both these petitions pray for similar relief, i.e. of directing the respondents to decide the representations submitted by the petitioners, these petitions are being decided by this common judgment. Hence, Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, these petitions are heard finally at this stage. 4 2. Mr. Girase, learned counsel for the petitioners in both the petitions states that the only relief which the petitioner is praying for in the present petitions is to direct the respondents to decide the representations submitted by the petitioners and the latest one being 3.7.2010. In the light of the pendency of the representations, therefore, we allow these petitions and direct the respondent No.3 to decide the representations submitted by the petitioners, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of four months from today and to communicate the decision thereof to the petitioners. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) (P.V. HARDAS, J.)