1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6508 OF 2009 Shri.Narsu Tukaram Murdekar ..Petitioner V/s The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mr.G.N.Salunke for the Petitioners. Mr.C.R.Sonawane, AGP for the Respondents. CORAM: F.I.REBELLO & K.K.TATED, JJ. DATE: 20th November, 2009. P.C.: 1. Pursuant to the order of this Court dated 13.11.2009, Mr.M.O.Wankhede­the Deputy Secretary (Land Acquisition), Revenue & Forest Department, as also Mr.Laxmikant Deshmukh­the District Collector, Kolhapur are present before the Court.. Affidavit filed on behalf of the Respondents is taken on record. Parties have discussed the matter considering the options available to the petitioner. 2. Based on that, this petition is disposed of by issuing the 2 following directions; (i) Petitioner is aggreeable to opt for giran land from village Nittur, Taluka Chandgad, District Kolhapur, preferrably from Survey Nos.459 and 460. (ii) Petitioner will deposit initially 65% of the occupancy price in order to enable the Respondents to pursue the matter further. (iii) On behalf of Respondents the learned counsel submits that on the occupancy charges being deposited by the petitioner (which would be worked out by the Respondents and intimated to the petitioner), they will seek NOC from village panchayat and thereafter forward the proposal to Revenue & Forest Department. (iv) Deputy Secretary, Revenue & Forest Department who is present before the Court makes a statement that as soon as proposal is received, they will expeditiously consider and dispose of the same considering that the period of more than 12 years has been passed since the petitioner’s land was acquired in 1997. (v) Respondents to consider the petitioner’s request that preferrably he should be allotted land from Survey Nos. 459 and 460. Petitioner would be entitled to the land of 0­Hector 51­R. (vi) This entire process be completed within eight 3 months from today. 3. Rule is made absolute accordingly. No order as to costs. (F.I.REBELLO, J.) (K.K.TATED, J.)