1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2576 OF 2009 ________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | ________________________________________________________ Counsel for the respondent no.4 fairly submits, on instructions, that the possession of land belonging to the petitioner admeasuring 41 R situated in Gut No.120 of Mauje Asarajan Tq. & Dist.Nanded within the limit of Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation, has already been taken over by M.S.R.D.C. and the construction of 30 meters wide road has already been completed as back as in 2005-06. If it is so, the respondents are under obligation to compensate the petitioner for the said acquisition of land admeasuring 41 R in question. Indeed, that has to be done 2 subject to verification of the fact situation prevailing on the site. Besides initiating acquisition proceedings, the respondents are also obliged to pay the compensation price to the petitioner within a reasonable time. We are informed that the respondent no.4 has already submitted proposal to the Collector. We see no reason as to why the Collector should keep the proposal pending for almost over four years. In the circumstances, we dispose of this petition on the following terms. The Collector shall examine the proposal submitted by the respondent no.4 as expeditiously as possible and not later than four weeks from today and issue appropriate directions as may be advised. The acquisition proceedings be commenced in respect of the disputed land subject to verification within eight weeks from today and the same be completed not later than six months from the date of its commencement. The Special Land Acquisition Officer shall pass award within 3 the aforesaid time limit and after the award is passed, if any amount is payable to the petitioner, the same shall be made over within three months from the date of the award. We direct the respondents to abide by the above schedule without fail and if grievance is made about any inaction on the part of any of the respondents or authorities, the Court will have no option but to initiate appropriate proceedings against the concerned authority or the respondents. Petition disposed of on above terms. (S.S. SHINDE, J) (A.M. KHANWILKAR,J) Dt/- 18.02.2010 ndk/c182102