WP 6444/10 1 SSK/30 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6444 OF 2010 Shri Chiwate Ramesh Pandurang & Ors. ....Petitioners Versus The Divisional Commissioner, Pune & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. B. A. Lawate i/b. Smt. Samidha Dongre, Advocate for the Petitioners. Mr. S. N. Bhosale, AGP for Respondents. CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. DATED : 12th AUGUST, 2010. P.C.: Heard Mr. Lawate and Mr. Bhosale, learned Counsel for the respective parties. 2. The only relief, the Petitioners have asked for, is directions to Respondent No.1 to dispose of their application under section 22 of the Maharashtra Project Affected Persons Rehabilitation Act, 1976 read with section 48(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The learned AGP has no objection, if the Respondent No.1 is directed to dispose of the said application expeditiously. WP 6444/10 2 SSK/30 3. In the above facts, I am disposing of, the writ petition by passing the following order : O R D E R 1. The Respondent No.1 is directed to decide the Petitioners’ application being Appeal No. PUNARVA/KAVI-3/APPLICATION/45/2010 as expeditiously as possible, and in any case, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of this order. 2. During the pendency and final disposal of the Appeal, the parties shall maintain status-quo regarding the properties in dispute. (R. V. MORE, J.)