1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO. 4187 OF 2007 (Smt. Sunanda Nitin Kolhatkar .v. State of Maharashtra and another) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's Orders and Registrar's orders. CORAM : R.V. MORE, J. 03RD JUNE, 2008. None appears on behalf of the petitioner. Heard Shri A.M. Deshpande, the learned AGP on behalf of the respondent No.1 and Shri V.G. Palshikar, the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No.2. By the impugned order, the learned 2nd Ad hoc Additional District Judge, Wardha, dismissed the petitioner's reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act as the same is barred by law of limitation. The petitioner was issued notice under Section 12(2) of the Land Acquisition Act on 18.12.1999 and reference under Section 18 came to be filed on 14.02.2000. In view of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of Land Acquisition Officer .v. Shivabai and others (reported in 1997(9) SCC 710), limitation begins to 2 run from the date of receipt of the notice. Obviously if the above dates are taken into consideration, I find no error in a conclusion arrived at by the learned 2nd Ad hoc Additional District Judge that the reference is barred by law of limitation. The petition is devoid of any substance and the same is dismissed. JUDGE *rrg.