1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.3984 OF 2009 Dagadu s/o Narayan Bedare, R/o-Bedariwadi (Kusalamb), Tq-Patoda, District-Beed. ...PETITIONER. VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra, Through the Chief Secretary, State of Maharashtra, Mumbai, 2) The Collector, Beed, District-Beed. 3) The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Minor Irrigation, Beed, District-Beed, 4) The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Local Sector, Beed, District-Beed. ...RESPONDENTS. ... Shri.R.K. Khandelwal Advocate h/f. Mr. D.R. Jaybhar Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri.S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for the Respondents. ... CORAM: NARESH H. PATIL AND K.U. CHANDWAL, JJ. DATE : 21ST NOVEMBER, 2009. 2 PER COURT : 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The Petitioner's land was subjected to the acquisition proceedings but as award could not be passed in time, ultimately the proceedings got lapsed. 3. Affidavit in reply is filed by the Special Land Acquisition Officer - Respondent No.2. In Para 6 and 7 the deponent makes a statement that Section 4 notification has been issued afresh and further proceedings are initiated for acquisition of the subject land. On instructions, learned A.G.P. makes a statement that within a period of one year, an award would be passed under Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act. A.G.P. further states that the Petitions raising identical issues were disposed of by this Court on the statement made in the affidavit in reply. This position is not disputed by the counsel appearing for the Petitioner. 4. In the light of the statement made on oath and in 3 view of the submissions advanced by learned A.G.P., counsel for the Petitioner too is satisfied at this stage and therefore prays for disposal of the Petition in the light of the statement made by the State as above. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. [K.U. CHANDIWAL, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL,J.] asb/NOV09/wp3984.09