1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5848 OF 2009 Parmeshwar S/o.Bhagorao Mukade Age-24 years, Occu-Education, R/o.Jamgavan Tq.Aundha (Nagnath) Dist.Hingoli PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Secretary Revenue and Forest Department, Mantralaya Mumbai, 2. The Collector Hingoli, Dist. Hingoli, 3. The District Rehabilitation Officer, Hingoli, Dist. Hingoli RESPONDENTS Mr.S.K.Adkine, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr.V.B.Ghatge, learned AGP for respondents. (CORAM : P.V.HARDAS, AND A.V.POTDAR, J.J.) DATE : 04/09/2009 ORAL JUDGMENT : (Per P.V.Hardas, J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsels for the parties, this petition is heard finally at this stage. We have heard Shri.Adkine, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGP on behalf of respondent no.1,2 and 3. 2 2. By this petition under Article 226 of The Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to issue certificate of Project Affected Person in favour of the petitioner. In the light of the relief which the petitioner has prayed for in this petition, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. 3. The petitioner by an application dated 04/06/2009 requested respondent no.2 to issue a certificate in favour of the petitioner as a Project Affected Person. The aforesaid certificate is pending consideration with the respondents. The petitioner claims that his land Survey No.56/11, situated at village Jamgavan, Tal.Kalamnuri, Dist. Hingoli, now Taluka Aundha (Nagnath, District Hingoli was acquired for construction of Pimpalderi Jamgavan Tank in the year 1972. Though the land was in the name of grand father of the petitioner, the petitioner had never applied for a certificate. Since the application is pending, we direct the respondents to decide the said application in accordance with Law within a period of 4 weeks from today, and if it is found that the petitioner is entitled to be issued with the aforesaid certificate, the certificate be issued within 2 weeks thereafter. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) (P.V.HARDAS, J.) khs/SEP 2009/wp5848-09