1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2450 OF 2010 1. Rangnath S/o Punjaba Giri } Age : 53 Years, Occ. : Service, } R/o : Birangalwadi, } Tahat Dhamangaon, Tq. Ashti, } Dist. Beed. } 2. Dipti D/o Rangnath Giri } Age : 23 Years, Occ. : Education, } R/o : Birangalwadi, } Tahat Dhamangaon, Tq. Ashti, } Dist. Beed. } .... PETITIONERS V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra } Through the Ministry of } Social Welfare and Justice, } Mantralaya, Mumbai. } 2. The District Rehabilitation Officer, } Collector Office, Beed. } 3. Special Land Acquisition Officer } No. 2, Beed. } .... RESPONDENTS Mr. Amol Gandhi, Advocate holding for Mr. Nikhilesh K. Tungar, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. S.V.Kurundkar, Additional Govt. Pleader for State. 2 CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 25/03/2010 ORAL JUDGMENT : ( PER – P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. We have heard Mr. Amol Gandhi, Advocate holding for Mr. Nikhilesh K. Tungar, Advocate for petitioner and Mr. S.V.Kurundkar, Additional Govt. Pleader for State. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for issuance of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner dated 20/2/2010. 3. Since the application of the petitioner is pending with the respondents for issuance of a certificate as Project affected person, we direct the respondents to decide the said application, if pending, in accordance with law, within period of 4 weeks from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. Rule thus made absolute in the above terms with no order 3 as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 2450.10 ( J )