IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 225 OF 2006 MR. EDGAR FRANCISCO DIAS VALLES, ....Petitioner THROUGH HIS ATTORNEY MR. ALLAN EDMONDO DIAS Versus STATE OF GOA, THROUGH THE CHIEF ....Respondents SECRETARY AND 2 ORS., Mr.M. B. D'Costa, Senior Advocate with Mr. J. Abreu Lobo, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S. S. Kantak, Advocate General with Ms. R. Chodankar, Additional Government Advocate for the State. Coram:- SMT. RANJANA DESAI & N. A. BRITTO, JJ. Date:- 13th June, 2006 P.C.:- The grievance in this petition is that the Collector/Land Acquisition Officer has failed to make reference in contravention of the letter and spirit of the Land Acquisition Act. It is prayed that a direction be issued to the respondents to make reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act to the District Court. The learned Advocate General states that a reference is already made on 19-5-2006. Considering the fact that the respondents have already taken a long time to make a reference, we direct the District Court to decide the reference within a period of one year from the date of receipt of this order by him. In view of this, nothing survives in the petition. Writ Petition is disposed of in the above circumstances. SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J. N. A. BRITTO, J. RD.