(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 7968 OF 2010 1. Manohar s/o. Bapu Bhosale, Age : 58 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 2. Limba s/o. Kishan Tandale, Age : 54 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 3. Haridas s/o. Sopan Bhosale, Age : 48 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 4. Laxman s/o. Baburao Bhosale, Age : 56 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 5. Yakub Mohiuddin Pathan, Age : 51 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 6. Fulchand s/o. Nivrutti Tandale, Age : 53 years, Occupation : Agriculture. 7. Raosaheb s/o. Nivrutti Tandale, Age : 47 years, Occupation : Agriculture. All R/o. Khardewadi, Taluka & District : Beed. .. Petitioners. versus (2) 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Principal Secretary, Mantralaya, Fort, Mumbai - 32. 2. The Collector, Collector Office, Beed. 3. The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Minor Irrigation, Beed. ....................... Mr. M.A. Tandale, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. K.G. Patil, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent nos.1, 2 and 3. ........................ CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & A.A. SAYED, JJ. DATE : 19TH OCTOBER 2010 COURT'S ORDER (Per B.R. Gavai, J.) : 1. The limited grievance of the petitioners is that though the applications filed by the present petitioners, for giving benefit under Section 28-A(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, is pending for a considerable length of time, the same are not decided by the respondent no.2 / Collector, as yet. (3) 2. The petition is disposed of, with a direction to the respondent no.2 / Collector, to decide the applications filed by the petitioners, for giving benefit under Section 28-A(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, as expeditiously as possible and, in any event, within a period of four months from today. ( A.A. SAYED ) ( B.R. GAVAI ) JUDGE JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp7968