1 wp7419.10.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7419 OF 2010 Agricultural Produce Market Committee Satara ..Petitioner Vs. Special Land Acquisition Officer No.2 Satara .. Respondents Mr. A.V. Anturkar i/by S.B. Deshmukh for the Petitioner. Mr. N.D. Deshpande, AGP for the Respondent. Mr. P.N. Godge for Intervenor. Mr. R.D. Soni for Intervenor. CORAM : P.B. MAJMUDAR AND A.A. SAYED, JJ. DATE : 10TH FEBRUARY, 2011. P.C. 1 This petition has been filed by the Agricultural Produce Market Committee Satara challenging acquisition of the land in question acquired by the State Government. It is argued on behalf of the petitioner that even though the amount as per award i.e. Rs. 12,41,797/- was offered by the acquiring body by Demand Draft, the amount was not accepted by the the land Acquisition Officer at the relevant time on the ground that he has no 2 wp7419.10.sxw bank account. Subsequently, the amount was paid. The learned AGP has filed affidavit and on instructions from officer, he states that since the acquiring body has already paid the amount the appropriate action will be taken to hand over the possession. He states on instructions from the officer, who is present in Court, that the delay is due to legal proceedings taken out by the parties from time to time. At this stage, the learned Counsel Mr. P.N. Godge requested that he may be allowed to intervene on behalf of the owner of the land i.e. one Mr. Udayan Raje Bhosale. He submits that his client under some misconception wrote a letter to the concerned officer. He has tendered apology for the same. He states that since the lands which are acquired are his lands he would like to intervene in the matter. Learned Counsel Mr. R.D. Soni has also made similar request on behalf of Mr. Pundlik Ingle on the ground that Mr. Pundlik Ingle is tenant of a portion of the land and he may be allowed to intervene in the matter. However, during the course of hearing Counsel for the petitioner pointed out to the Court that the application under Section 48 of Land Acquisition Act preferred by Shri Udayan Raje Bhosale is already rejected by the Minister. In view of the said development and statement of the learned AGP the learned Counsel Mr. Anturkar states that he is not pressing this petition. 2. Mr. Udayan Raje Bosale and Mr. Pundlik Ingle may take appropriate proceedings as per law, if they have any grievance. Subject to what is stated above the writ petition is disposed of. ( A.A. SAYED, J. ) (P.B. MAJMUDAR, J.)