1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 510 OF 1999 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.5714 OF 2003 Rajkumar s/o Satyanarayan Agroya ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and others ...Respondents ..... Mr. S. D. Joshi, advocate for the petitioner Mr. K.G. Patil, A.G.P. for respondent Nos.1, 4 and 5. ..... CORAM: A.M. KHANWILKAR & S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATED: 3RD MARCH, 2010 PER COURT:- 1 Heard counsel for the parties. 2. The grievance made in this petition is about non determination and/or payment of rental compensation in accordance with law. We are informed that the application filed by the petitioner for determination of rental compensation is still pending before the Collector for appropriate decision. Without going into the issue as to 2 what prevented the Collector to decide the said application so far, we would dispose of this petition with direction to the respondents to ensure that the application preferred by the petitioner for determination of rental compensation is decided expeditiously and in any case not later than three months from today, keeping in mind the instructions issued by the Chief Secretary, State of Maharashtra vide circular No. Misc.- 02/2010/PK.29/A-2 dated 16.02.2010. 3 Bedsides taking final decision on the pending application, the respondents, in particular, the Collector shall ensure that the decision is communicated to the petitioner within specified time, as aforesaid. In addition, if the petitioner becomes entitle for compensation amount, the respondents shall ensure that same is paid as per the statutory interest and other benefits, if any, within four weeks from the date of the decision. All questions are left open. 4 Petition disposed of on the above terms. Rule made absolute. 5 In view of disposal of main writ petition, nothing remains to be decided in the civil application. Hence, civil application No.5714 of 2003 stands disposed of. ( S. S. SHINDE. J.) (A. M. KHANWILKAR, J.) rlj/ 3