(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 2783 OF 2007 Shivnagar Housing Society, Through the Chairman, Hazi Mohd. Hussain s/o. Osman Gani, Age : 60 years, Occupation : Agriculture, R/o. Rashidpura, Aurangabad. .. Petitioner. versus 1. The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation, Through the Commissioner, Aurangabad. 2. The Town Planner, Aurangabad Municipal Corporation, Aurangabad. 3. The State of Maharashtra, Through Collector, Aurangabad. .. Respondents. .......................... Mr. P.V. Mandlik, Senior Advocate, holding for Mr. U.B. BIlolikar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. P.P. More, Advocate, for respondent nos.1 and 2. Mr. S.K. Tambe, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent no.3. .......................... (2) CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 17TH AUGUST 2009. COURT'S ORDER : 1. The petitioner prays for twofold relief, firstly, for a declaration so as to release the property of the petitioner from the reservation and, in the alternative, for a direction to the respondent to purchase the land of the petitioner by depositing market value, in this court, by initiating land acquisition proceedings. 2. In so far as the first prayer is concerned, since the final development plan is published in 2002, a period of ten years is yet to lapse and the petition is wholly premature. In so far as second prayer is concerned, the respondent, Municipal Corporation, has stated that the proceedings for acquisition of the land is already commenced and after completion of the said proceedings, compensation shall be paid to the petitioner. 3. In that view of the matter, nothing survives in the petition. The petition is disposed of, as such. ( N.D. DESHPANDE ) ( B.R. GAVAI ) JUDGE JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp2783