WPs 7297/11 & 7298/11 1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.7297/2011 Madanrao Anandrao Shendge & others V/s The State & others. WITH WRIT PETITION NO.7298/2011 Sopan Shankar Shendge, died through Radhakishan Sopan Shendge & others V/s The State & others. _______________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | Shri B.R. Sable, Advocate for petitioners. Shri D.V. Tele, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 3 & 5. Shri S.G. Sangle, Advocate for respondent no.4. CORAM: B.R. GAVAI & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. Date: 30.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Leave to amend so as to join the State of Maharashtra through the Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department as a party respondent. Amendment be carried out during the course of the day. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that though the petitioners have filed the applications under Section 28-A of the WPs 7297/11 & 7298/11 2 Land Acquisition Act as way back in 2000, the awards are not yet passed by the respondent no.3. In that view of the matter, we dispose of the petitions with a direction to the respondent no.3 to pass the awards within a period of six months from today. It is further directed that on awards being passed, the respondent no.4 would ensure payment of the amount awarded within a period of three months from the date of the passing of the awards. (M.T. Joshi, J.) (B.R. Gavai, J.) Dt/- 30.11.2011 ndk/c30111136