AJN 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5260 OF 2008 Shri Janardan Bama Patil .... Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..... Respondents Mr. S.G. Surana for the petitioner. Mr. V.S. Gokhale, A.G.P. for the State. CORAM : SMT. RANJANA DESAI & J.P. DEVADHAR, JJ. DATED : 30TH JANUARY, 2009. P.C. :- 1. The petitioner's grievance is that his application for enhancement of compensation filed under Section 28(A) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1984 (for short, “the said Act”) is not decided by respondent 3. A copy of the said application is annexed to the petition at Ex-A. In response to the petition, affidavit dated 12/1/2009 has been filed by Mr. Nandkumar M. Koshti, Special Land Acquisition Officer, Metro Centre No.1, Panvel, District Raigad. In that affidavit, it is stated that the petitioner's application AJN 2 will be disposed of within a period of six months. Mr. Koshti has filed another affidavit dated 29/1/2009 stating that the application dated 16/11/1988 which is alleged to have been filed by the petitioner is not found in the record maintained by his office. He has further stated that the petitioner's father had preferred Application No.534 of 1988 under Section 28(A) of the said Act in respect of land bearing Survey No.160/1C and 40/2 situated at Village Kamothe, Taluka Panvel. A copy of the said application is annexed to the affidavit at Ex-I. It is stated that this application will be disposed of within six months. It is further stated that as soon as the petitioner's application dated 16/11/1998 is traced, it will be disposed of. 2. Mr. Gokhale, learned A.G.P. pointed out that application dated 16/11/1988 allegedly made by the petitioner is in respect of Survey Nos.106/1A, 40/2 and 37/3 and application which is annexed to the affidavit dated 29/1/2009 is in respect of Survey No.106/1C and 40/2. Mr. Gokhale submitted that respondent 3 will dispose of both the applications i.e. application dated 16/11/1988, copy of which is now available as it is annexed to the petition and application, copy of which is annexed to affidavit dated 29/1/2009 AJN 3 within a period of six months as already undertaken. This statement is accepted. In view of this statement, the petition is disposed of. [SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.] [J.P. DEVADHAR, J.]