IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.9602 OF 2009 Tarachand N. Sonawane & Ors. ...Petitioners. v. The Executive Engineer & Ors. ...Respondents. Mr. Tushar Sonawane, adv. For the Petitioners. Mr. S.R.Nargolkar, AGP For the Respondent/State. CORAM : F.I.REBELLO & J.H. BHATIA, JJ. DATED : 9th December , 2009 P.C. 1 Rule. Heard forthwith. 2 It is the case of the petitioners that their land was acquired before the process of acquisition was started, possession of the land was taken and consequently, they are entitled to rental compensation in terms of the G.R.s issued by the State Government. The learned counsel relies on the judgment of this Court in the case of Bhagwat Nathu Patil v. State of Maharashtra 2009 BCR 1 328. 3 Petitioners have already applied by their application dated 4.7.2008 and thereafter by subsequent applications. In the light of that, Collector Nashik is directed to forward the matter to the concerned Special Land Acquisition Officer in the light of what we set out in the - 2 - judgment in Bhagwat Nathu Patil (Supra). If the petitioners are entitled to rental compensation in terms of the judgment of this Court then to dispose off the petitioners’ applications according to the law at any rate not later than 16 weeks from today. (J.H. BHATIA,J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.)