1 mp t IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 93 OF 2009 Anant Babu Pardeshi & Ors. .. Petitioners versus The State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ... Mr.Sachin S. Punde for the petitioners. Mr.V.S. Masurkar, GP for respondent. CORAM : B.H.MARLAPALLE AND D.G. KARNIK, JJ DATED : 23rd January 2009 P.C.: . Heard Mr.Punde learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr.Masurkar learned G.P. appears for the respondent State of Maharashtra. . The petitioners have filed an application u/s.28A of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 based on the award passed on 23rd July 2004 in L.A.R. no.27, 29, 2 66 and 70 of 2002 and the said application is still pending with the respondent. The Special Land Acquisition Officer has filed affidavit in reply and has stated that the award passed in LAR no.27 of 2002 is a subject matter of challenge before this court in Appeal No. 2176 of 2005 and the said appeal has been admitted on 16th December 2005. . The learned GP states that in Appeal no.2176 of 2005 the award impugned has not been stayed and if that be so, the application u/s.28A submitted by the petitioner is required to be decided. . Hence, we direct the respondent to decide the said application submitted by the petitioners as expeditiously as possible and preferably before 31st March 2009. . Petition disposed off. (D.G. KARNIK, J) (B.H.MARLAPALLE, J)