1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.7158 OF 2009 Shri Manglya Ganapat Koli .. Petitioner. V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors., .. Respondents. Mr. S.A.Rajeshirke, for the Petitioner. Mr. V.S.Gokhale, AGP for the Respondent in Writ Petition No.7158 of 2009. Mr.C.R.Sonawane, AGP for the Respondent in Writ Petition No.7225 of 2009. CORAM: S.B.MHASE & R.M.SAVANT, JJ. DATED: 15th SEPTEMBER, 2009. P.C. 1. The Petitioner s land has been acquired under the New Bombay Project, the land is situated at Village Kopar, Taluka Panvel. The Petitioner did not preferr an application for Reference under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, when the award was passed by the Respondent. However, some other persons aggrieved by the said award reference under section 18, bearing LAR No. srj/- 2 45 of 2000/ old No. 85 of 1987. The said reference has been decided by the Court and the Petitioner has filed an application under section 28-A on 24th March, 2003, however, since then, the application is pending. We, therefore, asked the Learned Counsel for the Petitioner as to whether the reference upon which the reliance is placed for redetermination of additional compensation namely LAR 45 of 2000/ old No.85 of 1987 has attended finality. He is not in a position to state whether the Appeal is pending before this Court. Therefore, we dispose of the above Petition by issuing the following directions. 2. The Land Acquisition Officer shall find out whether any Appeal is pending in the High Court or before the Hon ble Supreme Court in LAR No.45 of 2000/ old No.85 of 1987. If Appeal is pending in any Court, then the Land Acquisition Officer shall not decide the application under section 28A till the Appeal is decided and the Award attains finality. If it attains finality then he will adjudicate award upon the said application under section 28A within 12 weeks from date. 3. The said application shall be disposed of in accordance with the law. srj/- 3 4. The Petitioner shall co-operate with the Land Acquisition Officer to find out whether any appeal is pending or not. 5. Petition disposed of. (R.M.SAVANT,J.) (S.B.MHASE,J.) srj/-