( 1 ) wp5279.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5279 OF 2010 Deorao s/o. Nivrutti Sonunkar & Ors. .. Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents Mr. U.P. Kale, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. R.P. Phatke, A.G.P. for respondent Nos. 1 to 3. CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE & R.M. BORDE,JJ. DATED : 21.02.2011 P.C. :- 1. None appears for the petitioners. Learned A.G.P. is present for the State. By this writ petition, the petitioners are seeking directions to the respondents to decide his application/representation dated 26.03.2010, within time frame and further to direct the respondents to pay rental compensation along with interest for period from 02.12.1995 to 07.05.2003. We have perused the representation dated 26.03.2010. In the representation also the petitioner has prayed for rental compensation. Keeping that in view and considering overall facts and circumstances of the case, we ( 2 ) wp5279.10 are satisfied that this petition can be conveniently disposed of by the following orders :- i) Respondent No.4 shall consider representation dated 26.03.2010 (Exh. "E" to the writ petition) as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of this order. ii) The learned A.G.P. is directed to communicate this order to respondent No.4 within a period of 2 weeks from today. iii) It is needless to mention that respondent No.4 shall grant opportunity of being heard to the petitioners before deciding the representation. 2. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. [R.M. BORDE,J.] [D.B. BHOSALE,J.] snk/2011/FEB11/wp5279.10