1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3192 OF 2010 1. Radhakrishna S/o Ganpatrao Aabuj } Age : 73 Years, Occ. : Agriculture, } R/o : Khanapur, Tq. Majalgaon, } District : Beed. } 2. Kashinath S/o Ganpati Aabuj } Age : 80 Years, Occ. : Nil, } R/o : Khanapur, Tq. Majalgaon, } District : Beed. } 3. Narayan S/o Tukaram Aabuj } Age : 79 Years, Occ. : Nil, } R/o : Khanapur, Tq. Majalgaon, } District : Beed. } 4. Sahebrao S/o Devrao Shelke } Age : 50 Years, Occ. : Service, } R/o : Khanapur, Tq. Majalgaon, } District : Beed. } 5. Shrirang S/o Ashruba Ghodke } Age : 50 Years, Occ. : Service, } R/o : Khanapur, Tq. Majalgaon, } District : Beed. } 6. Manik S/o Gopinath Aabuj } Age : 50 Years, Occ. : Agriculture, } R/o : Khanapur, Tq. Majalgaon, } District : Beed. } 7. Dhondiba S/o Anna Aabuj } (Died – Legal Heirs ) } 7-A. Bainabai W/o Dhondiba Aabuj } 2 Age : 50 Years, Occ. : Agriculture, } R/o : Khanapur, Tq. Majalgaon, } District : Beed. } 7-B. Raosaheb S/o Dhondiba Aabuj } Age : 25 Years, Occ. : Agriculture, } R/o : Khanapur, Tq. Majalgaon, } District : Beed. } .... PETITIONERS V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra } Through Collector, } Beed. } 2. The Special Land Acquisition Officer } Jaikwadi Prakalp No.3, } Ambajogain, Tq. Ambajogai, } District : Beed. } .... RESPONDENTS Mr. Z.M.Surti, Advocate holding for Mrs. Asha D. Rakh, Advocate for petitioners. Mr. S.K.Tambe, Additional Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 12/04/2010 ORAL JUDGMENT : ( PER – S.V.GANGAPURWALA, J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 3 2. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. 3. The petitioner has filed the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking directions against the respondents to decide the application filed by the petitioner under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act ( For short, ‘ the Act ’ ). 4. The petitioner has filed an application under Section 28-A of the Act on 10/3/2000. According to the petitioner, the same has not yet been decided. In view of the fact that the said application is pending since the year 2000, we direct the respondents to decide the application, if not already decided, according to law, within period of six months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 5. Rule is thus made absolute in the above terms with no order as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 3192.10 ( J )