1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2788 OF 2010 1. Raosaheb s/o Nagu Surwase, Age : 71 years, occ-Agriculture, r/o Deogaon, Tq. Majalgaon, Dist. Beed 2. Bhanudas s/o Shamrao Surwase, Died through his L.R. (daughter) Asrabai w/o Khandu Barde, Age : 66 yrs, Occ. household and agril., r/o rajewadi, Tq. Majalgaon, Dist. Beed ..PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra through Collector, Collector office at Beed 2. The Special Land Acquisition Officer No.3 (jayakwadi project) Beed Hq. at Ambajogai ..RESPONDENTS Mr N.P. Bangar, Advocate for the petitioners; Mr K.G. Patil, A.G.P. for respondents no.1 & 2. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 16th April, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER GANGAPURWALA, J.] 2 Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties the petition is taken up for final hearing at the stage of admission. 2. By the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioners pray that their application dated 18.9.1999 moved under section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act with the respondents be decided. 3. In view of the fact that the application filed by the petitioners is pending since 18.9.1999, we direct respondents to decide the said application, if not already decided, on its own merits, in accordance with law, within a period of four months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. 4. Rule is made absolute in above terms with no order as to costs. ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp2788.10