1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3590 OF 2010 1. Vishnu Nivrutti Andhale, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., 2. Madhukar Nivrutti Andhale, Age : 42 Years, Occu. : Agril., 3. Lala Nivrutti Andhale, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Agril., 4. Sudhakar S/o Nivrutti Andhale, Age : 42 Years, Occu. : Agril., 5. Mahadeo Vishnu Andhale, Age : 25 Years, Occu. : Agril., 6. Tulsidas Vishnu Andhale, Age : 22 Years, Occu. : Agril., 7. Prabhakar Kisanrao Kulkarni, Age : 58 Years, Occu. : Agril., 8. Sudhakar Kisanrao Kulkarni, Age : 40 Years, Occu. Agril., 9. Atmaram Ashruba Bhange, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Agril., 10. Jija Kisan Khade, Age : 60 Years, Occu. : Agril., 2 11. Babasaheb Aapa Wange, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Agril., 12. Raosaheb Nanabhau Andhale, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., 13. Bhausaheb Nanabhau Andhale, Age : 46 Years, Occu. : Agril., 14. Dattu Rambhau Andhale, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Agril., 15. Tukaram Ashruba Bhange, Age : 30 Years, Occu. : Agril., 16. Santram Ashruba Bhange, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., 17. Gangadhar Rama Bhange, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Agril., 18. Sau. Parvati W/o Gangadhar Bhange, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., 19. Dadasaheb Bansi Bhange, Age : 25 Years, Occu. : Agril., 20. Namdeo Bansi Bhange, Age : 22 Years, Occu. : Agril., 21. Shankar Aana Bhange, Age : 60 Years, Occu. : Agril., 3 22. Ambadas Anna Bhange, Age : 62 Years, Occu. : Agril., 23. Kerba Aapa Bhange, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., 24. Babasaheb Aaparao Bhange, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Agril., 25. Vaijnath Sitaram Bhange, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Agril., 26. Dhondiba Aapa Bhange, Age : 60 Years, Occu. : Agril., 27. Dhanraj Kondiba Bhange, Age : 22 Years, Occu. : Agril., 28. Kondiba Gangaram Bhange, Age : 60 Years, Occu. : Agril., 29. Prayagbai W/o Kondiba Bhange, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Agril., 30. Sopan Shankar Andhale, Age : 60 Years, Occu. : Agril., 31. Dashrath Sitaram Bhange, Age : 60 Years, Occu. : Agril., 32. Hanuman Dashrath Bhange, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., 4 33. Bhima Sitaram Bhange, Age : 61 Years, Occu. : Agril., 34. Khobar Gunaji Gavli, Age : 65 Years, Occu. : Agril., 35. Damu Khobar Gavli, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., 36. Shrimant Khobar Gavli, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., 37. Shripati Madhav Khade, Age : 70 Years, Occu. : Agril., 38. Subai W/o Yada Bhange, Age : 70 Years, Occu. : Agril., 39. Sheshabai W/o Ashruba Bhange, Age : 60 Years, Occu. : Agril., 40. Prakash Kondiba Londhe, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Agril., 41. Raghunath Punjaji Londhe, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., 42. Navnath Punjaji Londhe, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Agril., 43. Trimbak Baburao Londhe, Age : 60 Years, Occu. : Agril., 5 44. PrabhakarTrimbak Londhe, Age : 30 Years, Occu. : Agril., 45. Chandrakant Trimbak Londhe, Age : 29 Years, Occu. : Agril., 46. Parvati Mahadeo Mhaske, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., 47. Sunita Raghunath Londhe, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., 48. Rajubai Shripati Khade, Age : 60 Years, Occu. : Agril., 49. Shankar Babasaheb Londhe, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Agril., 50. Sanjivani Shankar Londhe, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., 51. Dadasaheb Shankar Londhe, Age : 20 Years, Occu. : Agril., 52. Ashraf Pathan, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., 53. Guddan Dadabhai Pathan, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., 54. Dadamiya Shaikh, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Agril., 6 55. Sahiba Babu, Age : 52 Years, Occu. : Agril., 56. Lala Sahiba, Age : 30 Years, Occu. : Agril., 57. Namdeo Sudhkeo Khade, Age : 65 Years, Occu. : Agril., 58. Sumanbai Pundlik Khade, Age : 60 Years, Occu. : Agril., 59. Sukhdeo Pundlik Khade, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., 60. Sudam Kashinath Andhale, Age : 60 Years, Occu. : Agril., 61. Ramdhan Kashinath Andhale, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., 62. Dnyandeo Limbaji Andhale, Age : 25 Years, Occu. : Agril., 63. Gynandeo Shankar Andhale, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Agril., 64. Dnyandeo Gynandeo Andhale, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., 65. Jagganath Sadashiv Andhale, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., 7 66. Laxman Limba Khade, Age : 55 Years, Occu. : Agril., 67. Bharat Limba Khade, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Agril., 68. Rama Limba Khade, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Agril., 69. Ramesh Baburao Gavli, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., 70. Rambhau Baburao Gavli, Age : 50 Years, Occu. : Agril., All R/o Pimpla Rui, Rui Pimpla, Tq. Wadwani, Dist. Beed. 71. Abasaheb Shamrao Darade, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Tokewadi, Tq. Wadwani, District Beed. .. .. Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary Irrigation Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 2. The Collector, Collector Office, Beed. 8 3. The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Jaikwadi Prakalp - III, Ambajogai, Tq. Ambajogai, Dist. Beed. 4. The Executive Engineer Irrigation Project, Division Beed, Tq. and Dist. Beed. .. .. Respondents Shri U. B. Bondar, Advocate for Petitioners. Smt. A. V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. The Respondent No. 4 served. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 04TH AUGUST, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT [Per P. V. HARDAS, J. ] : . Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, petitioners pray for issuance of a writ directing respondents to decide the application of petitioners dated 03.03.2009 for payment of rental compensation to petitioners. 9 3. Since the aforesaid application is pending, we had issued notice to respondents. We have heard Shri Bondar, learned counsel for petitioners and Mrs. Gondhalekar, learned Assistant Government Pleader on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 to 3. None appears on behalf of respondent No. 4 though served. In the light of the limited relief which is prayed for by petitioners, we do not consider it necessary to issue notice of final disposal of this petition to the respondent No. 4. 4. Accordingly, this petition is allowed and respondents are directed to decide the application of petitioners dated 03.03.2009 for payment of rental compensation within four months from today and communicate the decision thereon to petitioners. If petitioners are found entitled to be paid the rental compensation, the aforesaid rental compensation be paid to petitioners, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible. 5. Rule is thus made absolute on the above said terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/Aug.10