.UP 10 2; Draft, new1; -n -PA4 -dFX-NORMAL -y -e; dumbp L.......T.......T.......T.......T.......T.......T.......T.......T....R .PL62 .HE1 :#:@@ AAA ..................L.........T.......T.......T.......T.......T.......T.. ..J la1 srp. HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WRIT PETITION NO. 1870 OF 2007.@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Gurunath Trimbak Bhopi. ..Petitioner. Versus. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. --- WRIT PETITION NO. 1871 OF 2007.@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Narayan Padu Bhoir. ..Petitioner. Versus. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. --- WRIT PETITION NO. 1872 OF 2007.@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Smt. Nagibai Sindhu Patil. Petitioner. Versus. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. --- WRIT PETITION NO. 1873 OF 2007.@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Tulsibai G. Kadu. Petitioner. Versus. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. --- WRIT PETITION NO. 1874 OF 2007.@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Manji G. Bhoir. ..Petitioner. Versus. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. --- WRIT PETITION NO. 1875 OF 2007.@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Balaram Kalu Patil. ..Petitioner. Versus. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. --- WRIT PETITION NO. 1876 OF 2007.@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Alya Kathor Bhopi. ..Petitioner. Versus. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. --- WRIT PETITION NO. 1863 OF 2007.@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA H. S. Bhoir. ..Petitioner. Versus. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. --- WRIT PETITION NO. 1864 OF 2007.@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Batat S. Patil. ..Petitioner. Versus. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. --- WRIT PETITION NO. 1865 OF 2007.@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Rathunath G. Bhoir. ..Petitioner. Versus. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. --- WRIT PETITION NO. 1866 OF 2007.@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Krishna Joma Khutarkar. ..Petitioner. Versus. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. --- WRIT PETITION NO. 1867 & 1869 OF 2007.@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Abdul Gaphur Teli. ..Petitioner. Versus. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. --- WRIT PETITION NO. 1868 OF 2007.@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Vithu Damu Kadu. ..Petitioner. Versus. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. ======================= Mr. S. G. Surana for the petitioner. Mr. C. R. Sonawane A.G.P. for the State. CORAM: S. B. MHASE & @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA R.S.MOHITE, JJ.@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA DATE: JUNE 26, 2007.@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA P.C.@@ AAAA .SP2 ..................L..........T................T........T.........T..... ..J 1. These petitions can be disposed of by a common order. Learned counsel for the petitioner - Mr. S. G. Surana states that the petitioners have filed applications under section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act before the Land Acquisition Officer and/or before the Collector for getting the enhanced amount of compensation on the basis of the already decided reference, which was decided by the Reference Court in respect of the same acquisition; and therefore he states that the directions may be given to the Land Acquisition Officer / Collector to decide these applications within a stipulated period. The learned AGP Mr. C.R. Sonawnae appearing on behalf of the respondent - State states that the State has no objection for deciding the said application within the stipulated time. However, it shall be disposed of within a stipulated time after the reference order obtains a finality either as a result of the acquiescence by the State Government or final decision of the appropriate Court in respect of the said reference order which is relied upon by the petitioner. Therefore, we pass the following order. : O R D E R :@@ EEEEEEEEEEEEE The Land Acquisition Officer / Collector is hereby directed to decide the application filed by the petitioner under section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act within a period of 12 weeks from the date of attainment of the finality by the decision of the Reference Court under section 18, either as a result of the acquiescence by the Government or as a result of the final adjudicaion by the superior Court. Petitions stand disposed of. (R.S.MOHITE, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.)@@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA