1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.1909 OF 2010 1. Lankabai Dnyanoba Gholwe, Age 45 years, Occ. Agri. 2.` Namdeo s/o Eknath Gholwe, Age 40 years, Occ. Agri. 3. Chintaman s/o Gyandeo Thombre, Age 47 tears, Occ. Agri. 4. Sunder w/o Dnyanoba Gholwe, Age 50 years, Occ. Agri. 5. Kisan Laxman Gholwe, Age 45 years, Occ. Agri. 6. Dattatraya Dnyanoba Gholwe Age 40 years, Occ. Agri. 7. Shesabai w/o Laxman Gholwe, Age 45 years, Occ. Agri. All r/o Sarni/Sangvi, Taluka Kaij, District Beed. ... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, through Government Pleader, High Court of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad. 2. The Collector, Beed, District Beed. 3. The Special Land Acquisition Officer No.1, at Ambajogai, District Beed. 4. The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, Beed, District Beed ... RESPONDENTS 2 ..... Shri D.R. Jaybhar, Advocate for the petitioner Shri S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondent Nos.1 to 3 Shri B.R. Survase, Advocate for respondent No.4. ..... CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATED: 6th August, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V. HARDAS, J.): 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of lerned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners pray for issuance of a writ, directing the respondent Nos.2 to 4 to consider the claim of the petitioners in respect of payment of rental compensation. In the light of the limited relief which the petitioners have prayed for in this petition, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. 3. Accordingly, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the application of the petitioners, dated 2.4.2009, seeking payment of rental compensation to them, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of four months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. We further direct 3 that, in the event the respondents hold that the petitioners are entitled to be paid the rental compensation, the same be paid to the petitioners as expeditiously as possible. Rule made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) (P.V. HARDAS, J.)