1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5109 OF 2010 Mahatardeo S/o Baburao Palve, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Karkhed, Tal. Ashri, Dist. Beed. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Government Pleader High Court of Bombay Bench at Aurangabad. 2. The Collector, Beed, District Beed. 3. The District Rehabilitation Officer, Beed, Dist. Beed. .. .. Respondents Shri B. T. Wagh, Advocate for the Petitioner. Smt. A. V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for the Respondents. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 17TH JUNE, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT ( PER P. V. HARDAS, J ) : . Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of 2 learned counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 02. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ directing the respondent No. 3 to issue the certificate to the son of the petitioner as a project affected person. 03. According to the petitioner, the land of the petitioner came to be acquired for the construction of a village tank at village Karkhel, Tq. Ashti, Dist. Beed. According to the petitioner, the application submitted by the petitioner is pending consideration with the respondents. In that light of the matter, therefore, we allow this petition to the limited extent of directing the respondents to decide the application of the petitioner in accordance with law, within a period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 04. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/June 10