1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2151 OF 2008 Uday Bayaji Gutal (since deceased) by his L.Rs. Annasaheb Udhav Gutal & Ors. ...... ..... Petitioners. Versus The Special Land Acquisition Officer No.(6) Pune, & Ors. ..... ....... Respondents. Mrs. P. H. Potnis for the petitioners. Mrs. M. P. Thakur, AGP for the Respondents. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and S. S. SHINDE, JJ. DATED : 19TH JUNE, 2008. P.C.: The grievance of the petitioners is that the application filed by their deceased father under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act has not been decided for the last 13 years. It is submitted that the application was filed on 6th January, 1995. Learned AGP submits that it is a fact that the application is pending since 1995 and has not been decided so far. She submits on instructions that according to the concerned Officer, the said application could not be decided in view of the pendency of certain proceedings. This is disputed by the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners. 2. In view of the above, we direct that the concerned Officer shall dispose 2 of the application of the petitioners within a period of three months from today positively. If, for any reason whatsoever, the application is not decided within three months from today, the petitioners shall approach this Court for initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondents. 3. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (BILAL NAZKI, J.) Sd/- (S. S. SHINDE, J.)