1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.3803 OF 2009 Pandurang Rambhau Dalvi, age 65 yrs., occ.Agri., r/o Pimpalgaon Ghar, Tq. Ashti, Dist. Beed ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra through its Secretary, Rural Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32 2. The District Resettlement Officer, Beed ..RESPONDENTS Mr S.L. Bhapkar, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for the respondents. CORAM: P.V. HARDAS AND R.K.DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 10TH JULY, 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT: [PER P.V. HARDAS, J.] Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner has prayed for a limited relief of directing the respondents to decide the application of the petitioner for issuance of a certificate as a “project affected person”. According to the petitioner the aforesaid application came to be submitted by the petitioner somewhere in March, 2009 and till this date the same is pending. 3. In the light of the limited nature of relief, we are inclined to decide this petition finally at this stage. We have heard Shri Bhapkar, learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.P. Shri Kadam for the respondents. Since the application is pending, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the application, in accordance with law, if pending, within four weeks from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the terms indicated above with no order as to costs. [ R.K. DESHPANDE, J ] [ P.V. HARDAS, J ] amj/wp3803.09 3