1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2408 OF 2003 Pradip Ramchandra Yadav & Ors. ..Petitioners. Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. ... Ms. Shilpa Mangle instructed by Mr. M.L. Patil for the Petitioners. Mr. C.R. Sonawane, Assistant Government Pleader for the State. .... CORAM: KSHITIJ R. VYAS, C.J. & DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J. 20th April, 2006. P.C. : The Petitioners challenge the order passed by the Additional Commissioner, Pune Division, Pune (Annexure- S) dated 6th July, 2002, whereby Respondent No.2 rejected the application preferred by the Petitioners under Section 48 of the Land Acquisition Act. Respondent No.2 has observed that there was no evidence of partition of the land acquired prior to the cut off date of 25th March, 1997 before the notification under Section 11(1) of the Maharashtra Project Affected Persons Rehabilitation Act, 1986 was published. Nothing has been pointed out to take contrary view in the matter by the learned counsel appearing for the Petitioners. The learned 2 counsel on the contrary submits that companion petitions on the very subject matter have been dismissed by this Court. Therefore, there is no substance in the Petition which is accordingly dismissed. CHIEF JUSTICE (DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.)