wp3977.10 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3977 OF 2010 Sow Babita Vyankat Mane & others .. PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & others .. RESPONDENTS Mr. P.B. Gapat, advocate for the petitioners. Mr. N.B. Patil, AGP for the State. ===== CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & R.M. BORDE, JJ. DATE : 14 th DECEMBER, 2010. PER COURT : 1 Petitioners have approached this court for direction to the respondents to pay compensation for the lands of the petitioners which were acquired for the purpose of rehabilitation. 2 In the affidavit in reply it is stated by the respondents that on enquiry it is found that the additional land of the petitioner is required to be acquired. Therefore, the Additional Collector, Rehabilitation is directed to submit wp3977.10 2 proposal dated 12­11­2008 for additional acquisition. Accordingly said proposal is submitted on 13­4­2001 and is finally completed on 26­7­2010. It is stated that acquisition proceedings will be completed within a period of two years. 3 Right to property, though no longer a fundamental right, has still been held to be a constitutional right. Respondents cannot be permitted to take possession of petitioner’s land without paying compensation. 4 We, therefore, dispose of the petition by directing respondents to complete the acquisition proceeding within a period of one year from today including payment of compensation. ( R. M. BORDE ) ( B. R. GAVAI ) JUDGE JUDGE dyb