((-1-)) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4893 OF 2006 Ramchandra Chambharya Bhagat and others Petitioners versus The State of Maharashtra & ors. Respondents Mr.A.P.Mhatre for petitioners. Mr.S.K.Chincholikar, AGP for State. CORAM : A.P.DESHPANDE, J. DATE : 04th December 2006 PC : 1. Heard. By the present writ petition the grievance made by the petitioner is that against an award passed by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, the petitioner had preferred an application u/s 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The Reference Court enhanced the compensation by passing reference award some time in December 2001. The enhanced amount of compensation has not been paid to the petitioner. Hence, the petitioner’s execution proceedings dragged on under some pretext or the other. ((-2-)) 2. Learned AGP has filed an affidavit. He has also produced on record a copy of order passed in Civil Application No.5083 of 2006 in First Appeal (Stamp) No.17790 of 2002 which reveals that stay of the award has been granted by this Court. In this view of the matter, there is no merit in the petition. The same is rejected. A copy of the order of stay in Civil Application No.5083 of 2006 in First Appeal (Stamp) No.17790 of 2002 dated 28th November 2006 is taken on record. (A.P.DESHPANDE, J.)