(1) WP155-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 155 OF 2010 Kondiram Kashiram Gokhane and others PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and others RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. N.P.Patil (Jamalpurkar), advocate for the Petitioners. Mr. K.G. Patil, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. ..... CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 11TH JULY, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. The present petition has been preferred by the petitioners contending that the respondents be directed to determine the rental compensation in respect of the lands of the petitioners acquired by the respondents. 2. The State has filed an affidavit indicating that once the respondent No. 3 submits the record to the office of the Special Land Acquisition Officer and the petitioners attend the hearing before him, the proceedings with respect to rental compensation will be decided in accordance with law and the (2) WP155-10 Government Resolutions applicable, as early as possible. 3. We accept the statement made in para-5 of the affidavit of Mr. Brijesh s/o Premlal Patil, Special Land Acquisition Officer, Purna Project, District Latur. 4. In case the respondent No. 3 does not respond to any notice issued by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, the State will exercise its powers and authority in accordance with law to ensure that the records are placed before the Special Land Acquisition Officer by the respondent No. 3. 5. The Special Land Acquisition Officer shall determine the rental compensation payable to the petitioners within four months from today. The petition is accordingly disposed of. [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.] npj/wp155-10