1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3153 OF 2009 Mahadeo S/o.Kondiba Shinde, Age-55 years, Occu-Agriculturist, R/o.Sautada, Tq.Patoda, Dist : Beed PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Government Pleader High Court of Bombay Bench At Aurangabad 2. The Collector, Beed, Dist. Beed 3. The Special Land Acquisition Officer No.2, Beed, Dist. Beed RESPONDENTS Mr.D.R.Jayabhar, learned counsel for petitioner. Mr.N.N.Jadhav, learned AGP for respondents. (CORAM : P.V.HARDAS AND A.V.POTDAR, J.J.) DATE : 27/07/2009 ORAL JUDGMENT : (Per P.V.Hardas, J.) 1. This is a petition under Article 226 of The Constitution of India 2 by which the petitioner prays for directing the respondents to decide the application submitted by the petitioner u/s.28-A of The Land Acquisition Act. We are informed that the aforesaid application has remain pending since 1998. 2. We therefore issue rule in this petition making it returnable forthwith, and direct the respondents to decide the said application, if pending, in accordance with law within a period of 2 months from today, and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. We make it clear that the respondents shall decide the said application in accordance with law uninfluenced by the fact that we have allowed the petition and have directed the respondents to decide the said application. Rule thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) (P.V.HARDAS, J.) khs/JULY 2009/wp3153-09