1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6348 OF 2004 Pimpri Chinchwad New Town Development Authority, ... ... Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra, .... ..... Respondents. Mr. C. J. Sawant, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Vijay Patil for the Petitioner. Mr. C. R. Sonawane, AGP for Respondent Nos.1, and 3 to 5. Mr. G.S.Godbole with Mr. G.H.Keluskar and Mr.S.S.Hadikar for Respondent Nos.6, 7(a) and 7(b). CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and J. H. BHATIA, JJ. DATED : 24TH MARCH, 2009. (In Chamber at 4.45 p.m.) P. C. : For all those reasons given by us in the Judgment pronounced today in Civil Writ Petition No. 3031 of 2004, we do not find that respondent No.2 was right in passing an order under Section 48(1) of the Land Acquisition Act to withdraw from acquisition of the land in question. Therefore, the impugned order dated 23rd January, 2004 passed by 2 respondent No.2 is hereby quashed and set aside. 2. Rule made absolute, accordingly. 3. In the circumstances of the case, there shall be no order as to costs. Sd/- (BILAL NAZKI, J.) Sd/- (J. H. BHATIA, J.)