(1) hvn IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2916 OF 2006 Nanasha Danan Sumda ... Petitioner Vs. Government of Mah. and Ors. ... Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2917 OF 2006 Kakdya Manlya Sumbade ... Petitioner Vs. Government of Maharashtra and Ors.... Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2918 OF 2006 Gopinath Govind Guha and Ors. ... Petitioners Vs. Government of Mah. and Ors. ... Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2919 OF 2006 Sukri Kondya Pardhi and anr. ... Petitioners Vs. Government of Mah. and Ors. ... Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2920 OF 2006 Kashinath Damu Malkari and Ors. ... Petitioners Vs. Government of Mah. and Ors. ... Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2921 OF 2006 Narayan Dama Karmoda ... Petitioner Vs. Government of Mah. and Ors. ... Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2922 OF 2006 Shankar Layanya Jadhav and Ors. ... Petitioners Vs. Government of Mah. and Ors. ... Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2923 OF 2006 (2) Rama Appa Vajada and Ors. ... Petitioners Vs. Government of Mah. and Ors. ... Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 2924 OF 2006 Bhaskar Nighalya Butkade ... Petitioners Vs. Government of Mah. and Ors. ... Respondents Smt. R.S. Dandekar for Petitioners. Mr. C.R. Sonawane, A.G.P. for R. Nos. 1 and 2. CORAM: F.I. CORAM: F.I. CORAM: F.I. REBELLO REBELLO REBELLO & R.V. MORE,JJ. R.V. MORE,JJ. R.V. MORE,JJ. DATED: JANUARY 09, 2007 DATED: JANUARY 09, 2007 DATED: JANUARY 09, 2007 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . The Petitioners had approached this court for the following reliefs : (a) that the respondents to institute and complete the acquisition proceedings within fixed time in respect of the said land, under Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and fix purchase price equivalent to the prevailing market prices in the adjoining area. (b) the Respondents be directed to deposit the entire amount of ground rent purchase price @ prevailing market price in the which will be withdrawn by Petitioner under protest till the award is passed by respondents. (3) This court has passed various orders from time to time. The last order is dated 16.11.2006. Previous to that there was an order dated 7.10.2006 whereby certain directions were given in the matter of paying compensation. There is further direction that the land acquisition proceedings be completed and the award be passed on or before 31.3.2007. . On behalf of the State Government, the learned A.G.P. points out that the amounts at the rate of Rs. 1 lac. per acre of land in respect of the land already put in possession of the state authorities had been fixed and the same has been deposited in this court. In the light of that nothing further survives in this petition which can be disposed of by issuing following directions : (1) It will be open to the Petitioners to withdraw the amount as deposited which will be subject to final award that will be passed. (2) The Respondents are directed to complete the proceedings for acquisition in terms of the order of this court dated 16.11.2006 and pass the award on or before 31.3.2007. . Rule made absolute accordingly in all the petitions. In the circumstances of the case, there (4) shall be no order as to costs. (R.V. MORE,J.) (R.V. MORE,J.) (R.V. MORE,J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.)