1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4847 of 2010 Asaram Dattatray Nikam, Age 65 years, Occ: Agril., r/o.Vaijapur, Tq.Vaijapur, Dist.Aurangabad. ...PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, through Secretary, Irrigation Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32. 2. The Collector, Collector Office, Aurangabad. 3. The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Jaikwadi Project No.II Collector Office, Aurangabad. 4. Executive Engineer, Nandur Madhmeshwar Canal Division, Vaijapur, Tq.Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. ...RESPONDENTS ... Mr.N.J.Pahune Patil, Adv., for the petitioner. Mr. S.K.Tambe, AGP for respondent State. Mr.S.P.Sonpawale, Adv., for respondent no.4. ... 2 CORAM:B.R.GAVAI AND K.U.CHANDIWAL, JJ. DATE: 21/9/2010 *** PER COURT : (Per B.R.Gavai, J.) 1. Heard. Rule. Rule made returnable and heard forthwith by consent. 2. By way of present petition, the petitioner has raised a grievance that though he has made an application on 20th Nov.,2009, for payment of rental compensation to respondent no. 3, the same has not been decided. 3. We dispose of the petition by directing respondent no.3 to decide the application of the petitioner within a period of three months from today after giving an opportunity of being heard. It is further directed that, in the event the petitioner is found entitled to rental compensation, the same shall be paid in accordance with law laid down in Bhagwat Nathu Patil V. State of Maharashtra and others ( 2009(1) Bom.C.R.328). Rule made absolute in above terms. (K.U.CHANDIWAL) (B.R.GAVAI) JUDGE JUDGE agp/4847-10wp