1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2855 OF 2010 Suraj Surendra Udan & Oths. .... PETITIONERS V E R S U S The State of Maharashtra & others .... RESPONDENTS Mr. D.R.Jayabhar , Advocate for petitioners. Mr. S.K.Kadam, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE : 27/04/2010 PER COURT : 1. This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, by which the petitioners pray for issuing writ to respondent nos. 2 and 3 restraining them from taking possession of the lands of the petitioners at village Padali, Tq. Ghansavangi, Dist. Jalna. The petitioners further pray that proceedings in the Award passed by the Reference Court as regards taking possession of the land, be stayed. 2. The land of the petitioners came to be acquired for public purpose of rehabilitation of project affected persons. Accordingly, Award came to be passed in the year 1979. The petitioners, however, were in possession of the said land though they had received the compensation. On notices being issued to the petitioners by the respondents for handing over possession of the land, the petitioners have filed the present petition. 3. The principal challenge raised in the petition is that the petitioners would be rendered landless on account of the petitioners being deprived of the possession of the land. The land, since Award has 2 been passed and compensation has been paid to the petitioners, vests with the Government free from all encumbrances. The petitioners have received compensation under the Award. In that light of the matter, therefore, the petitioners have no right to claim that their possession be continued. 4. Since there is no merit in the petition, the petition is summarily dismissed with no order as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/ WP 2855.10