bsb IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 953 OF 2008 PETITION NO. 953 OF 2008 PETITION NO. 953 OF 2008 Jagannath Abajirao Salunkhe & ors. ... Petitioners V/s The State of Maharashtra through Collector, Satara & ors. ... Respondents Mr.S.A.Sawant for the petitioners. Mr.R.P.Behare, Addl. Govt. Pleader for Resp.Nos.1 to 3. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: J.N.PATEL AND J.N.PATEL AND J.N.PATEL AND SMT.NISHITA SMT.NISHITA SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. MHATRE, JJ. MHATRE, JJ. DATED: DATED: DATED: 12TH FEBRUARY, 2008. 12TH FEBRUARY, 2008. 12TH FEBRUARY, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C.: 1. Heard. 2. This petition can be disposed of at the stage of admission itself as the limited relief which the petitioner seeking is that the respondents should be directed to take a decision in the matter of representation dated 15.1.2008 made by the petitioner within four weeks from the date of order of this Court. The petitioner claims that he is entitled for the land under the scheme adopted by the State, particularly in relating to people who have been dispossessed by offering them lands in exchange of the lands which they 2 were cultivating. 3. We, therefore, dispose of this petition with a direction to respondent No.1 to decide the representation dated 15.1.2008 pending with respondent No.1 as expeditiously as possible and particularly within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order. While considering the representation, the Collector shall give notice to all concerned parties including respondent No.4. 4. In the meantime, respondents would not take any coercive steps to unsettle the status-quo as it exists today. 5. Petition stands disposed of accordingly. (J.N. (J.N. (J.N. PATEL, J.) PATEL, J.) PATEL, J.) (SMT.NISHITA (SMT.NISHITA (SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J.) MHATRE, J.) MHATRE, J.)