1 rpa IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8615 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 8615 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 8615 OF 2007 ....................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda . of Coram, appearances, Court’s . Orders or directions and . Registrar’s Order Court’s or Judge’s Order ....................................................... Mr.V.Y.Walawalkar with Ashish Mishra i/b.B.Amin & Co. for the Petitioner. Mr.R.V.Govilkar with R.C.Master for Respondents. CORAM : J.N.PATEL AND CORAM : J.N.PATEL AND CORAM : J.N.PATEL AND S.S.SHINDE, JJ. S.S.SHINDE, JJ. S.S.SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 24TH MARCH, 2008. DATE : 24TH MARCH, 2008. DATE : 24TH MARCH, 2008. P.C.:- P.C.:- P.C.:- . Heard. 2. The Petitioners have approached this Court by invoking its extra ordinary jurisdiction against Respondent, claiming compensation together with interest at the rate of 18 % p.a. During the pendency of the Petition, the Respondent No.1 and 2 have filed an affidavit of the Deputy Collector and Competent Authority of the Respondent No.2 wherein it has been specifically pleaded the reasons why compensation could not be paid expeditiously and it has been assured 2 that in addition to the interim compensation paid to the claimants, the Authorities are now considering the claim made by the Petitioner for enhanced compensation and they will take decision in the matter as expeditiously as possible and probably within six months from today. In view of the fact that now the Respondent NO.2 has submitted that the issue of enhanced compensation would be decided as expeditiously as possible probably within six months in their affidavit dated 21st February, 2008, we dispose of this Petition with a direction to the Respondent claimant to pay compensation including enhanced compensation to the Petitioner in accordance with law within the period of six months from 21st February, 2008. The Petition stands disposed of accordingly. (J.N.PATEL,J.) (J.N.PATEL,J.) (J.N.PATEL,J.) (S.S.SHINDE,J.) (S.S.SHINDE,J.) (S.S.SHINDE,J.)