1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.3297 OF 2010 Suresh s/o Adinath Warangule, Age : 37 years, Occ.Agril., R/o Ashti, Tq. Ashti, District Beed ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Government Pleader High Court of Judicature of Bombay Bench at Aurangabad 2. The Collector, Beed, District Beed 3. The District Rehabilitation Officer, Beed, Dist. Beed ..RESPONDENTS Mr B.T. Wagh, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S.V. Kurundkar, Addl. G.P. for respondents. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 22nd April, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER GANGAPURWALA , J ] Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties the petition is taken up for final 2 hearing. 2. According to the petitioner his land has been acquired for the construction of the village tank and he has yet not been issued a certificate as "project affected person". According to the petitioner he has filed application on 5.3.2010 for the grant of certificate as a project affected person. 3. In view of the fact that the application of the petitioner for grant of a certificate as a project affected person is pending consideration with respondent no.3, we are not inclined to grant relief in terms of prayer clause (C). However, we direct respondent no.3 to decide the application of the petitioner dated 5.3.2010, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of one month from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. Rule made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp3297.10