1 wp-8484-10.sxw dgm IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8484 OF 2010 Pranita Cooperative Powerloom Society and ors. .... Petitioners vs The State of Maharashtra and ors. .... Respondents Mr. Prashant P. Kulkarni for the petitioners. Mrs. S.S. Bhende, AGP for respondents 1 to 5. CORAM: D. K. DESHMUKH & ANOOP V. MOHTA, JJ. DATE : December 21, 2011 P.C.: The Petitioner, by this Petition, challenges the Communication dated 23.09.2010. Admittedly the Petitioner is the owner of the land which is involved in the Petition. He had applied for permission to develop that land. By communication dated 23.09.2010 the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Kolhapur informed the Petitioner that as pursuant to the order passed by the Supreme Court, now the matter is to be considered by this Court, his application for permission to 2 wp-8484-10.sxw develop the land cannot be considered. The order of the Supreme Court which is referred to in this communication, is the order in the case of Pranita Powerloom Cooperative Society Limited vs. State of Maharashtra, (2009) 12 SCC 652. Thereafter, by our order dated 21.11.2011 passed in Writ Petition No.3296/2007 has now been disposed of. Writ Petition No.8967/2005 which was the other petition pending in this Court has already been disposed of. Therefore, now there is no impediment in the Land Acquisition Officer reconsidering the application of the Petitioner for development of the property. The Special Land Acquisition Officer 11/Collector, Kolhapur are therefore directed to consider the proposal submitted by the Petitioner for development of the land in accordance with law. 2 Rule is made absolute accordingly. No order as to costs. (ANOOP V. MOHTA, J.) (D. K. DESHMUKH,J.)