(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 4007 OF 2010 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 4102 OF 2010 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5565 OF 2010 WRIT PETITION NO. 4007 OF 2010 Dhondiram Govinda Gadekar, Age : 50 years, Occupation : Agriculture, R/o. Girsavli, Taluka & District : Aurangabad. .. Petitioner. versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 2. The Secretary, Irrigation Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 3. The Secretary, Finance Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. (2) 4. The Member Secretary, Maharashtra State Legal Services Authorigh, 105, Bombay High Court (P.W.D. Building), Fort, Mumbai - 32. 5. The Member Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, District Court, Aurangabad. 6. The Deputy Commissioner, Land Acquisition, Divisional Commissioner Office, Aurangabad. 7. The Collector, Collector Office, Aurangabad. 8. The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Jaikwadi Project No. I, Collector Office, Aurangabad. 9. The Managing Director, Godavari Marathwada Irrigation Development Corporation, Sinchan Bhuvan, Jalna Road, Aurangabad. 10. The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division No.1, Sinchan Bhuvan, Jalna Road, Aurangabad. .. Respondents. ....................... Mr. N.J. Pahune Patil, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent nos.1 to 8. (3) Mr. Umakant K. Patil, Advocate, for respondent nos.9 and 10. ........................ WRIT PETITION NO. 4102 OF 2010 Sq. Qayum Sk. Raheman, Age : 50 years, Occupation : Agriculture, R/o. Takli Rajarai, Taluka : Khultabad, District : Aurangabad. .. Petitioner. versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 2. The Secretary, Irrigation Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 3. The Secretary, Rural Development & Water Conservation Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 4. The Secretary, Employment Guarantee Scheme Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 5. The Secretary, Finance Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. (4) 6. The Member Secretary, Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority, 105, Bombay High Court (P.W.D. Building), Fort, Mumbai - 32. 7. The Member Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, District Court, Aurangabad. 8. The Deputy Commissioner, Land Acquisition, Divisional Commissioner Office, Aurangabad. 9. The Collector, Collector Office, Aurangabad. 10.The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Jaikwadi Project No. II, Collector Office, Aurangabad. 11.The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation (Local Sector), Aurangabad. .. Respondents. .......................... Mr. N.J. Pahune Patil, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent nos.1 to 11. ........................ (5) WRIT PETITION NO. 5565 OF 2010 Jagganath Waman Sawai, Age : 50 years, Occupation : Agriculture, R/o. Awalgaon, Taluka : Vaijapur, District : Aurangabad. .. Petitioner. versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, through the Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 2. The Secretary, Irrigation Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 3. The Secretary, Employment Guarantee Scheme Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 4. The Secretary, Finance Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 5. The Deputy Commissioner, Land Acquisition, Divisional Commissioner Office, Aurangabad. (6) 6. The Collector, Collector Office, Aurangabad. 7. The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Jaikwadi Project No. II, Collector Office, Aurangabad. 8. The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation (Local Sector), Aurangabad. .. Respondents. .......................... Mr. N.J. Pahune Patil, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent nos.1 to 8. ........................ CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & A.A. SAYED, JJ. DATE : 19TH OCTOBER 2010 COURT'S ORDER (Per B.R. Gavai, J.) : 1. These three petitions have been filed by the petitioners, contending therein that though the matters are settled in Lok Adalat, the payments have not been made. (7) 2. Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents / State, has placed on record, the order passed by the Collector, Aurangabad, dated 18th October 2010, thereby sanctioning an amount of Rs. 1,71,19,766/- towards the compensation payable to the claimants whose matters have been settled in Lok Adalat. The learned Assistant Government Pleader, on instructions, states that in some matters, the amount is already deposited in the reference court and in other matters, same would be immediately deposited. It is assured that, in all probabilities, the payment would be made to the claimants within a period of four weeks from today. 3. Similar statement is made by Mr. U.K. Patil, learned Counsel appearing for respondent nos.9 and 10, in Writ Petition No. 4007/2010. 4. We expect, that the learned reference court shall take immediate steps for making payment to the claimants on the deposits being made before it. 5. With these observations, the petitions are disposed of. (8) 6. The record and proceedings, if received, be remitted back forthwith. ( A.A. SAYED ) ( B.R. GAVAI ) JUDGE JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp4007etc