1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 59 OF 2009 Sonabai Jagannath Sarode & Ors. ..Petitioners versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. A. A. Kumbhakoni i/b. Mr. Balasaheb Deshmukh for Petitioners. Mr. V. S. Gokhale – AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 – State. CORAM : D. D. SINHA & A. A. SAYED , JJ. DATED : MARCH 10, 2010. P.C. : 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent nos. 1 and 2 – State. 2. Apart from the other grounds raised in the petition, the learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that at this stage the petitioners are restricting their prayer only in respect of issuing the direction to the Additional Commissioner, Pune to decide the application of the petitioners dated 25th August 2008 submitted under Section 48 of the Land Acquisition 2 Act, 1894 which is pending for decision. The learned Assistant Government has submitted that though in the additional affidavit dated 5th February 2010 it is stated that the claim of the petitioners so far as the possession of the land in question is false, however has submitted that the application would be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law and the Additional Commissioner, Pune, shall take a decision accordingly within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order by following principles of natural justice. The petitioners undertake to appear before the Additional Commissioner, on 29th March 2010 at 11.00 a.m. at Pune Office. 3. With these observations, writ petition is disposed of. (D. D. SINHA, J.) ( A. A. SAYED, J.)