1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2188 OF 2010 1. Pandit S/o Vithalrao Jagtap } Age : 50 Yrs., Occ. : Agril., } R/o : Palshingan, Tq. & Dist. } Osmanabad } 2. Laxmikant Yadavrao Kulkarni } Age : 65 Yrs., Occ. : Agril., } R/o : Palshingan, Tq. & Dist. } Osmanabad } 3. Wasudev Rambhau Andhale } Age : 45 Yrs., Occ. : Agril., } R/o : Palshingan, Tq. & Dist. } Osmanabad } .... PETITIONERS V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra } Through Govt. Pleader, } High Court, Bench at } Aurangabad. } 2. The Collector } Dist. : Beed. } 3. The Land Acquisition Officer } (Gaothan), Beed, } Dist. Beed. } .... RESPONDENTS Mr. D.R.Jaybhar, Advocate for Petitioner. Mr. K.G. Patil, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State . 2 CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 17/03/2010 ORAL JUDGMENT : [ PER – P.V.HARDAS, J. ] 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioners pray for issuance of writ directing the respondent to decide the claim of the petitioners pending under Section 28 – A of the Land Acquisition Act within 3 months. In the light of the limited relief which the petitioners have prayed for in this petition, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition at the stage of admission. We have accordingly heard Mr. D.R.Jaybhar, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. K.G.Patil, learned Assistant Govt. Pleader on behalf of State. 3. Since the applications submitted by the petitioners under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act are said to be pending, it would be appropriate to direct the respondents to decide the said applications in accordance with law . We accordingly allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the applications filed by the petitioners under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, if 3 pending, in accordance with law within period of six months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 2188.10 ( J )