[-1-] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION W.P.NO.3770 OF 2009 Shri.Vishnu Sakharam Lahamge ..Petitioner Vs. Executive Engineer, Kadwa Project Sinnar and Ors. ..Respondents ... Mr.B.P.Abhale advocate for Petitioner Mr.V.S.Gokhale AGP for State ... CORAM: BILAL NAZKI AND CORAM: BILAL NAZKI AND CORAM: BILAL NAZKI AND SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. DATE : APRIL 06, 2009 DATE : APRIL 06, 2009 DATE : APRIL 06, 2009 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. This petition has been filed with the grievance that the Notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act was passed in the year 1996 and nothing was done thereafter, therefore, the land should be treated to be the land of the Petitioner. 2. The learned AGP on instructions submits that the Petitioner had also filed a suit in the Court at Nasik which was dismissed on the ground that the Court did not have jurisdiction. The Petitioner filed Writ Petition before this Court which is also [-2-] dismissed. But the State has made a categorical assertion in the affidavit in Writ Petition that the acquisition has lapsed as the Government has not taken any steps to make an Award after Section 4 Notification was issued in the year 1996. Copy of the affidavit filed in the Writ Petition has been placed on this file as well. In this view of the matter, we do not think that any relief is required to be given to the Petitioner as the land belonging to the Petitioner which is subject matter of this petition, has not been at all acquired by the State Government. This Petition is accordingly disposed of. However, disposal of this petition would not disentitle the State to take steps in future for acquisition of the land if public purpose so demands. [BILAL NAZKI, J.] [BILAL NAZKI, J.] [BILAL NAZKI, J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.]