IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2929 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 2929 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 2929 OF 2006 Kanaya Padya Gharat. ...Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ...Respondent AND WRIT PETITION NO. 2930 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 2930 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 2930 OF 2006 Muktabai Bhima Patil (Deceased) Through her Legal Representatives Vasant Bhima Patil & Ors. ...Petitioners V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ...Respondent AND WRIT PETITION NO. 2931 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 2931 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 2931 OF 2006 Smt.Shantabai Sadashiv Phadke & Ors. ...Petitioners V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ...Respondent AND WRIT PETITION NO. 2932 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 2932 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 2932 OF 2006 Muktabai Bhima Patil (Deceased) Through her Legal Representatives Vasant Bhima Patil & Ors. ...Petitioners V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ...Respondent AND WRIT PETITION NO. 2933 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 2933 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 2933 OF 2006 Narayan Jawarya Vartak. ...Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ...Respondent AND WRIT PETITION NO. 2934 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 2934 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 2934 OF 2006 Gharya Nago Patil (Deceased) Through his Legal Representatives Bamubai Gharya Patil & Ors. ...Petitioners V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ...Respondent AND WRIT PETITION NO. 2935 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 2935 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 2935 OF 2006 Gharya Nago Patil (Deceased) Through his Legal Representatives Bamubai Gharya Patil & Ors. ...Petitioners V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ...Respondent AND WRIT PETITION NO. 3526 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 3526 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 3526 OF 2006 Nirabai Kundalik Thakur & Ors. ...Petitioners V/s. The State of Maharashtra. ...Respondent Appearance in above matters :- Appearance in above matters :- Appearance in above matters :- Shri Sachin S. Punde for Petitioner. Shri P.I. Khemani, AGP for Respondent. CORAM : V.G. PALSHIKAR & CORAM : V.G. PALSHIKAR & CORAM : V.G. PALSHIKAR & V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. DATED : JUNE 29, 2006 DATED : JUNE 29, 2006 DATED : JUNE 29, 2006 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- . These petitions can be conveniently disposed of by this common order. The lands belonging to the petitioners were acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. In one such acquisition proceeding, Award was made taking it into consideration the order of the - 3 - Civil Court passed under Section 18 of the Act whereby the compensation was enhanced. Applications were made by the petitioners under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. According to the petitioners, these applications are pending for quite some time, to be precise, for more than two years. There is no reason why the applications should be kept pending. Interest of justice would be met if the Land Acquisition Officer concerned is directed to decide the applications made under Section 28-A of the Act, as early as possible preferably in three months. Petitions are, accordingly, x disposed of. (V.G. PALSHIKAR, J.) (V.G. PALSHIKAR, J.) (V.G. PALSHIKAR, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)