-: 1 :- HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No. 6639 of 2009 Narayan Padu Bhoir. ..Petitioner. Versus State of Maharashtra & Others. ..Respondents. Mr. S. G. Surana for the Petitioner. Mr. S. R. Nargolkar, AGP for the Respondent – State Coram : S. B. Mhase & R. M. Savant, JJ. Date : September 9, 2009. P. C. : 1. Heard. 2. Rule, returnable forthwith with the consent of parties. 3. The Petitioner’s land has been acquired for establishing New Township by issuing a notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act on 3 rd February 1970. The Petitioner had not preferred any claim by filing a reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The award was passed in the year 1986. The Petitioner had preferred an application under Sec 28-A(1) of the Land -: 2 :- Acquisition Act relying upon the decision of the Civil Court. The award passed by the Civil Court was covering the same lands under the original award. Now the Land Acquisition Officer has also decided the application under Section 28-A(1) of the Land Acquisition Act by award dated 30th July 2008 and awarded an amount of Rs. 52,012/- as an amount of enhanced compensation. The Petitioner has approached the Respondents for getting the said amount. The Respondents have not paid the amount. Therefore, the present writ petition. 4. Since the land of the Petitioner has been acquired long back and there is award under section 28-A(1), the Respondents are under obligation to make payment to the Petitioner. Under these circumstances, we direct the Respondents to pay the amount to the Petitioner as per order dated 30th July 2008 bearing Case No.41+42B, 94 of Penghar within a period of three months from date. Rule accordingly made absolute in the aforesaid terms. (R.M.SAVANT, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.)