:1: :1: :1: srp. HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1810 OF 2007. WRIT PETITION NO. 1810 OF 2007. WRIT PETITION NO. 1810 OF 2007. AND WRIT PETITION NO. 2601 OF 2007. Hari Kacher Vaskar. ..Petitioners. Versus. The State of Maharashtra and others...Respondents. --- Sachin S. Punde for the petitioner. C. R. Sonawane AGP for the State. CORAM: S. B. MHASE & CORAM: S. B. MHASE & CORAM: S. B. MHASE & R.S.MOHITE, JJ. R.S.MOHITE, JJ. R.S.MOHITE, JJ. DATE: JUNE 26, 2007. DATE: JUNE 26, 2007. DATE: JUNE 26, 2007. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. These petitions can be disposed of by a common order. Learned counsel for the petitioner - Mr. Punde states that the petitioners have filed applications under section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act before the Land Acquisition Officer and/or before the Collector for getting the enhanced amount of compensation on the basis of already decided reference, which was decided by the Reference Court in respect of the same acquisition; and therefore he states that the directions may be given to the Land Acquisition Officer / Collector to decide these applications within a stipulated period. The learned AGP Mr. C.R. Sonawnae appearing on behalf of the respondent - State states that the State has no objection for deciding the said application within the stipulated time. However, it :2: :2: :2: shall be disposed of within a stipulated time after the reference order obtains a finality either as a result of the acquiescence by the State Government or final decision of the appropriate Court in respect of the said reference order which is relied upon by the petitioner. Therefore, we pass the following order. : O R D E R : The Land Acquisition Officer / Collector is hereby directed to decide the application filed by the petitioner under section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act within a period of 12 weeks from the date of attainment of the finality by the decision of the Reference Court under section 18, either as a result of the acquiescence by the Government or as a result of the final adjudicaion by the superior Court. Petitions stand disposed of. (R.S.MOHITE, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.) (R.S.MOHITE, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.) (R.S.MOHITE, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.)