1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5276 OF 2010 Sopan Sawla Mokashe, Age 50 years, Occu.Agril., R/o Pargaon (J), Taluka Ashti, District Beed .. PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra 2. The Collector, Beed, District Beed 3. The District Rehabilitation Officer, Beed, District Beed .. RESPONDENTS Mr.B.T.Wagh, Advocate for petitioner Mr.S.K.Tambe, Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondents CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 18 th June 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V.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 petitioner prays that the application submitted by the petitioner for issuance of a certificate as Project Affected Person may be decided by the respondents. 2 3. Land of the petitioner, undisputedly came to be acquired for the purpose of village tank at village Sangvi, Taluka Ashti, District Beed. The petitioner had accordingly applied for issuance of the said certificate as a Project Affected Person. The application is said to be pending. 4. In the light of the pendency of the said application, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the said application, in accordance with law and in particular, in accordance with the several judgments of this Court, within eight weeks from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 5. Rule made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs. ( N.D.DESHPANDE ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/5276.10wp)