1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5095 OF 2010 Mankarnibai Sopan Mokashe, Age 45 years, Occ. Agri., R/o Pargaon (J), Tq. Ashti, District Beed. ... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, through Government Pleader, High Court of Judicature of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad, 2. The Collector, Beed, District Beed. 3. The District Rehabilitation Officer, Beed, District Beed. ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri B.T. Wagh, Advocate for the petitioner Shri K.J. Ghute Patil, A.G.P. for respondents ..... CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATED: 15th June, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER HARDAS, J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at 2 the stage of admission. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays that the certificate be issued to her as a project affected person and also prays for directing the respondents to decide the application submitted by the petitioner, dated 5.3.2010 for issuance of the said certificate. 3. In the light of the limited relief which the petitioner has prayed for in this petition, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. 4. Undisputedly, the land of the petitioner came to be acquired for the construction of a village percolation tank at village Pargaon, Taluka Ashti, District Beed. In the light of the several judgments of this Court, holding that the acquisition of land for the construction of village percolation tank would entitle the person whose land is acquired, to apply for the certificate as a project affected person. We direct the respondents to decide the pending application of the petitioner, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 3 5. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) (P.V. HARDAS, J.)