IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No. 4622 of l994 Sandeep Waman Thakur ..Petitioner vs State of Mah and ors...Respondents Mr. Vijay Gharat for petitioner absent Mr C R Sonawane AGP for State CORAM: A.P.SHAH & D.Y.CHANDRACHUD JJ. CORAM: A.P.SHAH & D.Y.CHANDRACHUD JJ. CORAM: A.P.SHAH & D.Y.CHANDRACHUD JJ. Dated 24.6.2005 Dated 24.6.2005 Dated 24.6.2005 P.C: . The petitioner and their advocate are absent. Heard learned AGP for respondent nos.l to 3 . In l983 a small piece of land admeasuring 2 gunthas belonging to the petitioner’s grand father Vithu Thakur was acquired for respondent no. 4 JNPT. The petitioner applied for issuance of certificate as project affected person on the ground that the land belonging to his grand father was acquired for the project. This application was rejected by the SLAO by the impugned order dated 2l.3.l994. As per Government Resolution dated 2l.l.l980 for the purpose of providing employment to person affected person,persons whose land is acquired as well as the dependants in his family i.e. husband or wife of the projected affected person, his minor sons, his unmarried daughters, or his minor brothers and sisters as well as his parents are eligible for employment as project affected persons. The said Government Resolution does not cover the case of grand son. . In the circumstances prayer of the petitioner for granting certificate as project affected person was rightly rejected by the SLAO. Petition is dismissed.