1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 335 OF 2010 Shankar Panditrao Kulkarni and another ...Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra and another ...Respondents ..... Smt. Asha D. Rakh, advocate for the petitioner Mr. S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents ..... CORAM: A.M. KHANWILKAR & S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATED: 21ST JANUARY, 2010 PER COURT:- 1 Heard counsel for the parties. 2 Learned A.G.P. submits, on instructions, that Reference Award has become final on account of rejection of civil application preferred by the State on 4.2.2008. In the circumstances, the respondent No.1 would decide the application of the petitioners under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act 1894, so as to redetermine the compensation and to pay appropriate amount to the petitioners. We therefore, 2 dispose of this petition with directions to the Collector to examine the application filed under Section 28-A of the Act expeditiously and pass appropriate final decision thereon not later than three months from today. All questions to be addressed in the said proceeding are left open to be decided on its own merits. 3 Petition disposed of on the above terms. *****