1 wp 104.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 104 OF 2010 Pandurang S/o Hanmant Kamble, Age : 75 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Borgaon (Kale), Tq. & Dist. Latur. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through The Collector, Latur, Tq. & Dist. Latur. 2. The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Suwarna Project, Latur, Tq. & Dist. Latur. .. .. Respondents Shri A. B. Kale, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri P. P. More, A.G.P. for the Respondents/State. CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE & S. S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 14TH MARCH, 2011. ORAL JUDGMENT : . Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith by consent. 2 wp 104.10 2. The writ petition has been filed for direction against the respondents to dispose of the application filed U/Sec. 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act by the petitioner within three months. It appears that the award was passed under the Land Acquisition Act on 31st December, 1987. Thereafter the reference was made U/Sec. 18 of the Act. That reference was decided in L.A.R. No. 1592/1992 on 04th October, 2002. 3. The petitioner therefore being similarly situated, approached the respondents U/Sec. 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act on 26.11.2002. It appears however that, till today the application has not been decided. 4. In our opinion the writ petition can be disposed of by directing the respondents to dispose of the application of the petitioner which has been pending from 26.11.2002 within a period of four weeks from today. 5. In the event the respondents find that the petitioner is entitled to the relief claimed U/Sec. 28-A, he will be paid the amounts that he is entitled to within 12 weeks from that. This entire order is based on the premise that the application of 3 wp 104.10 petitioner dated 26.11.2002 has not been decided as yet. The rule made absolute accordingly. [ S. S. SHINDE, J. ] [ SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.] bsb/March 11