(1) WP. 926.2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 926 OF 2009 Mobin Ahmed Mahmood Khan PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and anr. RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. P.F. Patni, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. P.P. More, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. ..... CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 02ND MAY, 2011 ORAL ORDER:- 1. The grievance of the petitioner in the present Petition is that although he is a project affected person, the Collector, Aurangabad has not issued a certificate in his favour, indicating that he is a project affected person. The petitioner's lands were acquired by the respondents for the purpose of a village tank. In these circumstances, the petitioner contends that he is a project affected person. 2. Section 2(a) of the Maharashtra Project Affected Persons Rehabilitation Act, 1999 (for short (2) WP. 926.2009 "the Act") defines an affected person as one whose land in the affected zone is acquired under section 14 of the Act for the purpose of a project. The word "project" has been defined in sub-section 10 of section 2 of the Act. It indicates that a project includes an irrigation project i.e. the construction, extension, improvement or development of any work for the supply of water for the purpose of irrigation. 3. Indisputably, the petitioner's case falls within clause (a) of sub-section 10 of section 2 of the Act. 4. In these circumstances, we direct the respondent no.2 to issue a certificate in accordance with law to the petitioner at the earliest and in any case within four (4) weeks from today. 5. Petition disposed of accordingly. [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.] arp