IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 1055 OF 2006 PETITION NO. 1055 OF 2006 PETITION NO. 1055 OF 2006 Gopinath Kalya Shelke & ors .... Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & ors ... Respondents. AND AND AND WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 1074 OF 2006 PETITION NO. 1074 OF 2006 PETITION NO. 1074 OF 2006 Ramchandra Ambo Thakur & ors ... Petitioners versus The State of Maharashtra & ors. .. Respondents. AND AND AND WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO.1075 OF 2006 PETITION NO.1075 OF 2006 PETITION NO.1075 OF 2006 Gosavi Mahadu Patil ... Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & ors ... Respondent. AND AND AND WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 1082 OF 2006 PETITION NO. 1082 OF 2006 PETITION NO. 1082 OF 2006 Vasant Mahadu Patil .... Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & ors ... Respondents. AND AND AND WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 1083 OF 2006 PETITION NO. 1083 OF 2006 PETITION NO. 1083 OF 2006 Shantaram Hari Bhoir & ors ... Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & ors .. Respondents AND AND AND WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 1084 OF 1006 PETITION NO. 1084 OF 1006 PETITION NO. 1084 OF 1006 Hanumant Ramchandra Padwal & ors ... Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & ors. ... Respondents. AND AND AND WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 1085 OF 2006 PETITION NO. 1085 OF 2006 PETITION NO. 1085 OF 2006 Suresh Dattatray Dhore .... Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & ors. .. Respondent. Shri S.A. Rajeshirke for the petitioner. Shri P.I.Khemani AGP for Respondents. CORAM; CORAM; CORAM; V. G. PALSHIKAR & V. G. PALSHIKAR & V. G. PALSHIKAR & V. V. V. R. KINGAONKAR, JJ. R. KINGAONKAR, JJ. R. KINGAONKAR, JJ. DATED; DATED; DATED; MARCH 2, 2006. MARCH 2, 2006. MARCH 2, 2006. P.C: P.C: P.C: 1. All these petitions are covered by our order dated 7-2-2006. They raised identical question regarding the pendency of the applications under section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act. For reasons mentioned in that order, these petitions are allowed. The respondent Land Acquisition Officer before whom the applications are pending is directed to decide the application under section 28A of the Act as early as possible preferably within three months. ...