bsb IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 795 OF 2008 PETITION NO. 795 OF 2008 PETITION NO. 795 OF 2008 Namdeo B. Popeta ... Petitioner v/s The State of Maharashtra & ors. ... Respondents Mr.s.G.Surana for the petitioner. Mr.V.S.Masurkar, Govt. Pleader for Resp.Nos.1 to 3. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: J.N.PATEL AND J.N.PATEL AND J.N.PATEL AND SMT.NISHITA SMT.NISHITA SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. MHATRE, JJ. MHATRE, JJ. DATED: DATED: DATED: 14TH MARCH, 2008. 14TH MARCH, 2008. 14TH MARCH, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C.: 1. Heard. 2. The affidavit filed on behalf of the respondent No.1 taken on record. 3. This petition has been filed in order to obtain the directions to the respondents to decide and dispose of the petitiner’s application under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act which has been pending for a long time. The notification was issued on 3.2.1970 under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act for acquisition of the petitioner’s land while establishing the New Bombay Township. The notification under Section 6 of the Land 2 Acquisition Act was issued on 25.7.1972 and an award was passed by respondent No.3 on 14.7.1986. Thereafter, in a reference, the Civil Court awarded higher compensation to owners of adjoining lands by an award dated 22.1.1998. The petitioner, therefore, preferred an application for enhancement of compensation under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act on 19.4.1998. There is no dispute that this application for enhancement has been made within the stipulated time. However, for almost ten years the respondents have taken no action on this application. 4. We direct the respondents to dispose of the application filed under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act within a period of three months from today. 5. Petition disposed of accordingly. (J.N. (J.N. (J.N. PATEL, J.) PATEL, J.) PATEL, J.) (SMT.NISHITA (SMT.NISHITA (SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J.) MHATRE, J.) MHATRE, J.)