- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2984/2010 1] Ashruba s/o Bhaguji Palve, age 35 yrs., occu.agri (G.P.A. of) Bhaguji Dagadu Palve, age major, 2] Chimaji s/o Pandharinath Palve, age 45 yrs., occu.agri. (G.P.A. of) Pandharinath Dagadu Palve, age major. Both r/o Bhojewadi Tq.Ashti Dist.Beed. ...Petitioners.. Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra. 2] The Collector, Beed. Dist.Beed. 3] The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Beed. Dist.Beed. 4] The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, Zilla Parishad, Beed. Dist.Beed. ...Respondents... ..... Shri B.T. Wagh, Advocate for petitioners. Shri K.J. Ghute Patil, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 3. Shri P.P. Dama, Advocate for respondent no.4. ..... - 2 - CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE: 30.07.2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (Per Hardas, J.): 1] Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2] By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners pray for directing the respondents to pay rental compensation to the petitioners. The petitioners state that they had submitted an application / representation on 8.7.2009, which is pending. In that light of the matter, therefore, according to us, it is not necessary to advert in detail to the facts pleaded by the petitioners. Suffice it to say that since the application / representation is pending, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the said application / representation filed by the petitioners dated 8.7.2009, in accordance with law, within a period of six months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. Rule is made absolute on the above terms. No order as to costs. (N.D. Deshpande, J.) (P.V. Hardas, J.) ndk/c3071032