- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITIONS NOS.7138/2008; 7141/2008; 7142/2008 & 7143/2008 WRIT PETITION NO.7138/2008 Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation, Aurangabad, through its Executive Engineer, Lower Terna Canal Division No.2, Latur. ...Petitioner.. Versus State of Maharashtra & three others. ...Respondents... ..... Shri B.R. Survase, Advocate for petitioner. Shri K.B. Choudhary, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 3. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- WRIT PETITION NO.7141/2008 Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation, Aurangabad, through its Executive Engineer, Lower Terna Canal Division No.2, Latur. ...Petitioner.. Versus - 2 - State of Maharashtra & five others. ...Respondents... ..... Shri B.R. Survase, Advocate for petitioner. Shri K.B. Choudhary, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 3. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--= WRIT PETITION NO.7142/2008 Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation, Aurangabad, through its Executive Engineer, Lower Terna Canal Division No.2, Latur. ...Petitioner.. Versus State of Maharashtra & five others. ...Respondents... ..... Shri B.R. Survase, Advocate for petitioner. Shri K.B. Choudhary, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 3. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- WRIT PETITION NO.7143/2008 Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation, Aurangabad, through its Executive Engineer, Lower Terna Canal Division No.2, Latur. ...Petitioner.. Versus - 3 - State of Maharashtra & three others. ...Respondents... ..... Shri B.R. Survase, Advocate for petitioner. Shri K.B. Choudhary, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 3. ..... CORAM: V.C.DAGA & A.V. POTDAR,JJ. DATE: 10.07.2009 PER COURT: On the motion made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, he is allowed to delete the names of all private respondents from the array of parties from these petitions. Amendment to be carried out forthwith. Heard respective counsel. Perused petitions. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. Learned AGP waives service on behalf of respondent nos.1 to 3 in these petitions. Petitions are heard finally by consent of the parties. For the reasons recorded in the order of the learned Division Bench in Writ Petition No.3710/2005 – The Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation Ltd. V/s The State of Maharashtra & others, and connected group of petitions, decided on 17.7.2006, the impugned orders in these petitions are - 4 - quashed and set aside and the proceedings are remitted to the Land Acquisition Officer for decision afresh on merits according to law. The Land Acquisition Officer is directed to decide the applications by reasoned order following the principles of natural justice as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. All rival contentions on merits are kept open. Rule is made absolute in these petitions in terms of above order with no order as to costs. (A.V. Potdar,J.) (V.C. Daga, J.) ndk/c10709