1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2454 OF 2010 1. Manik Namdeo Kamble, Age 45 years, Occ. Agri. 2. Abhiman Gopinath Zodge, Age 30 years, occ. Agri. 3. Gorakh Kaduji Zodge, Age 35 years, Occ. Agri. 4. Nivruti Rama Kawade, Age 55 years, Occ. Agri. 5. Anusaya Ananda Kawade, Age 45 years, Occ. Agri. 6. Suresh Barikrao Kawade, Age 43 years, Occ. Agri. 7. Kantabai Suresh Kawade, Age 35 years, Occ. Agri. 8. Dattu Govinda Mate, Age 45 years, Occ. Agri. 9. Santosh Eknath Khose, Age 28 years, Occ. Agri. 10. Ashok Eknath Khose, Age 32 years, Occ. Agri. 11. Dadarao Eknath Khose, Age 45 years, Occ. Agri. 12. Shantabai Ramrao Kawade, Age 45 years, Occ. Agri. 2 13. Abhiman Arjun Kawade, Age 35 years, Occ. Agri. All r/o Golangri, Taluka and District Beed. ... PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, through Government Pleader, High Court of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad) 2. The Collector, Beed, District Beed. 3. The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Jayakwadi Project, Beed, District Beed. ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri D.R. Jaybhar, Advocate for the petitioner Shri S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for respondent Nos.1 to 3 ..... CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATED: 9th June, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER HARDAS, J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at this stage. 3 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners pray for issuance of a writ directing the respondents to decide the application submitted by the petitioners under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act. 3. In the light of the limited relief which the petitioners have sought for in this petition, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. Since the application is said to be pending, we consider it appropriate to direct the respondents to decide the said application. Accordingly, this writ petition is allowed and the respondents are directed to decide the application submitted by the petitioners under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, if pending, in accordance with law, within period of three months from today. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) (P.V. HARDAS, J.)