1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 360 OF 2005 Balu B. Navale.. .... .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors.... .... Respondents. Mr. R. S. Datar for the Petitioner. Mr. P. M. Patil, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 3. Mr. Prashant Chavan i/by M/s. Little & Co. for Respondent No.4. CORAM: DALVEER BHANDARI, C.J. & S. A. BOBDE, J. DATED : APRIL 26, 2005. P.C. : From the reply, it is clear that the land acquisition award is under the process of preparation and time available to the concerned authority is upto 28th May, 2005. 2. Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that he is praying that his prayer for keeping the land out of 2 purview of the acquisition be considered by the concerned authority. 3. The respondent may consider the entire writ petition of the petitioner as a comprehensive representation and decide the same by a reasoned order after affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and in any event within six weeks from the date of the receipt of this order. In order to ensure expeditious disposal, we direct the petitioner to appear before the respondent authority on 2nd May, 2005 at 11.00 a.m. 4. In view of our aforesaid order, no further directions are necessary in this writ petition. This petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- S. A. BOBDE, J.