1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4910 OF 2009 Bhagubai W/o Khandogi Chavan } Age : 36 Years, Occ. : Agriculture, } R/o : At present Somnath Tanda } Pangri Gosavi, Tq. Mantha, } Dist. : Jalna. } .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. The Collector } Jalna. } 2. The Special Land Acquisition Officer } (Gavthan), Jalna, Dist. Jalna. } 3. The Executive Engineer } Minor Irrigation Division, } Zilla Parishad, Jalna. } .... RESPONDENTS Mr. Arun H. Koralkar, Advocate for Petitioner. Mrs. A.V.Gondhalekar, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 19/03/2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT : ( PER – S.V.GANGAPURWALA, J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. We have heard Mr. Arun H. Koralkar, Advocate for Petitioner and Mrs. A.V.Gondhalekar, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. 2. The present petition is filed for the limited prayer that the application filed on 8/12/2008 by the petitioner under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act with the authorities has not yet been decided. 3. We hereby direct the respondents to decide the said application within period of 4 months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. If the petitioner is found entitled to the enhanced amount of compensation, same shall be paid to her as expeditiously as possible. 5. Rule thus made absolute in the above terms with no order as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 4910.09 ( J )