1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.218 OF 2010 1) Hirabai w/o Bapu Survase, 2) Mahadeo s/o Bapu Survase, 3) Kisan s/o Bapu Survase All R/o- Mini Market, Latur, Tq. & Dist-Latur. ...PETITIONERS. VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra, Through Collector, Latur, 2) The Special Land Acquisition Officer, M.I., Latur. ...RESPONDENTS. ... Mr.K.S. Bhore Advocate for Petitioners. Mr.V.D. Godbharale, A.G.P. for Respondents. ... CORAM: A.M. KHANWILKAR AND S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 18TH JANUARY, 2010. 2 PER COURT : 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the matter is taken up for final hearing at the stage of admission itself. 2. The limited relief claimed in this Petition is to direct the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to forward the Reference filed by the Petitioners under Section 30 of the Land Acquisition Act along with amount awarded with interest under Section 34 of the Act and further direction to the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Latur to decide the Reference filed by the Petitioners being L.A.R. No.434 of 2009 along with Reference under Section 30 of the Act within specified time. 3. Insofar as the first relief is concerned, we have no hesitation in acceding to the same as the Respondents are obliged to forward the Reference 3 to the Civil Judge for consideration on its own merits. In the circumstances, the Petition is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (B). The Respondents shall forward the Reference as expeditiously as possible, preferably within FOUR WEEKS from today. 4. Insofar as prayer clause (C) is concerned, we agree with the submission of the Petitioners that it would be appropriate to decide the pending Reference before the Joint Civil Judge, Senior Division, Latur being L.A.R. No.434 of 2009 along with Reference under Section 30 of the Act, which will now be referred by the Respondents. However, we are not inclined to direct the Civil Judge to dispose off the same within three months from the date of order. Instead, we would only observe that the Civil Judge may treat the said Reference as expedited case having regard to the fact that the claimant No.1 is a senior citizen (90 years old), and proceed as per its turn under that caption. 4 5. Rule is made absolute on the terms indicated above. [S.S. SHINDE, J.] [A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.] asb/JAN10/wp218.10