1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 7122 OF 2008 1. Shahuraj s/o Vishvnathrao Gund, Age 50 years, Occu.Agriculture, R/o Padoli (A), Tq.and Dist.Osmanabad 2. Vyankat s/o Vishvnathrao Gund, Age 42 years, Occu.Advocate, R/o Padoli (A), Tq. And Dist.Osmanabad 3. Sudhakar s/o Vishvnathrao Gund, Age 59 years, Occu.Agriculture, R/o Padoli (A), Tq. And Dist.Osmanabad .. Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, through Collector, Land Acquisition, Osmanabad 2. The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Land Acquisition No.1, Osmanabad 3. The Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department, Zilla Parishad, Osmanabad .. Respondents Mrs.Naiknavare, Advocate holding for Ms.R.V.Ghogare Shri K.G. Patil, AGP for respondents 1 and 2 Shri K.J.Ghute Patil, Advocate for respondent No.3 2 CORAM : P.V.HARDAS AND R.K.DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 2nd JULY 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V.HARDAS , J ] 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. The limited grievance of the petitioners is that the petitioners had submitted an application claiming rental compensation but the respondents had neither decided the said application or had paid the rental compensation to the petitioners. According to the petitioners, the petitioners are entitled to be paid the rental compensation. 3. We have heard Mrs.Naiknavare, learned Counsel for the petitioners and Shri K.G.Patil, learned Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondents 1 and 2 and Shri K.J.Ghute Patil, learned Counsel for respondent No.3. In the light of the fact that the application of the petitioners seeking the payment of rental compensation is pending consideration, we direct the respondents to decide the said application within period of six months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. The 3 respondents may also decide the question as to the entitlement of the petitioners for claiming rental compensation. In the event the respondents come to the conclusion that the petitioners are entitled to be paid rental compensation, the same be paid to them as expeditiously as possible. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the terms indicated above with no order as to costs. ( R.K.DESHPANDE ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE vvr/7122.08wp