wp10852.10 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.10852 OF 2010 1) Ashok Murlidhar Dahiphale, 2) Lahu Murlidhar Dahiphale, 3) Govardhan Murlidhar Dahiphale, 4) Tukaram Murlidhar Dahiphale, 5) Suseen Murlidhar Dahiphale, 6) Murlidhar Ramrao Dahiphale, 7) Agand Raghunath Darade, 8) Dnyanoba Raghunath Darade, All R/o-Khodwa Sawargaon, Tq-Parli, Dist-Beed. ...PETITIONERS. VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra, Through, The Secretary, Irrigation Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32, 2) The Collector, Collector Office, Beed, wp10852.10 2 3) The Dy. Collector, Employment Guarantee Scheme, Collector Office, Beed, 4) The Executive Engineer, Beed Irrigation Division, Beed, 5) The Sub-Divisional Officer, Irrigation Sub Division Office, Beed. ...RESPONDENTS. ... Shri.U.B. Bondar Advocate for Petitioners. Shri.S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 5. ... CORAM: NARESH H. PATIL AND T.V. NALAWADE, JJ. DATE : 25TH NOVEMBER, 2011. PER COURT : 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. On behalf of Respondent No.2, affidavit in reply is filed by Rajesh Rangnathrao Joshi, Deputy Collector and Sub Divisional Officer, Ambajogai and Special Land Acquisition Officer, wp10852.10 3 Jayakwadi Project No.4, Beed. The deponent contends in Para 4 that: "4. The deponent further say and submit that, as directed by this Hon'ble High Court vide order dated 21.10.2011, this Deponent has scrutinized the said proposal and forwarded the same to the Deputy Superintendent of Land Record, Parali for joint measurement report. Joint measurement report will be obtained as far as possible within short period and thereafter this Deponent will initiate the land acquisition proceeding by issuing notification under section 4 and so on as per the provisions of Lana Acquisition Act and will pass final award within a period of two years." 3. Obviously, there has been undue delay in resorting to land acquisition proceedings by the wp10852.10 4 Respondents, inspite of the fact that possession of the land owned by the Petitioners was taken long back. But now the State Authorities have decided to initiate acquisition proceedings. The learned A.G.P. submits that outer limit of two years be granted to pass award in accordance with law. 4. The Respondents shall take appropriate steps to initiate land acquisition proceedings in respect of the subject land and complete the land acquisition proceedings, by passing award at the earliest. With these observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. 5. Authenticated copy of this order be provided to the learned A.G.P. The learned A.G.P. to communicate this order to the Collector, Beed. [T.V. NALAWADE, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL, J.] asb/NOV11