srk 1 ca-115-10.sxw THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO.115 OF 2010 IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.181 OF 2007 Mr. Raghunath Shankar Kelkar ... Applicant Versus The State of Maharashtra and others. ... Respondents Mr. Rajesh Patil for the applicant. Mr. N.P. Deshpande, Assistant Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 and 4. Mr. R.M. Pethe for respondent Nos.2 and 3. CORAM : MOHIT S. SHAH, C.J. & S.J. VAZIFDAR, J. Tuesday, January 25, 2011 P.C. The learned counsel for Pune Municipal Corporation states that the Pune Municipal Corporation has already deposited with the State Government total amount of Rs.2.17 crores and odd as compensation for acquiring the land in question for the purpose of constructing a municipal school on the land bearing CTS No.256, Sadashiv Peth, Pune. The learned counsel states that substantive portion of this compensation amount i.e. the amount of more than Rs.2 crores was deposited with the State Government in the year 2008 and the balance amount was deposited in March, 2010. 2. In view of the above, we see no reason why the State Government should drag its feet in making and publishing the award for compensation. srk 2 ca-115-10.sxw 3. Mr. N.P. Deshpande, learned AGP for the State submits that the State Government has to take a decision as to on what basis the compensation should be determined. 4. We fail to see as to why the State Government should make delay in making and publishing the award when the Planning Authority of the Municipal Corporation has already calculated the amount of compensation and deposited it with the State Government. If at all a person whose land is to be acquired has any dispute about the amount of compensation or the basis on which it has been calculated by the Municipal Corporation, it is for that person to raise a dispute, if he is at all aggrieved. 5. We, accordingly, direct respondent Nos.1 and 4 to take all necessary steps for completing the acquisition of the land in question including making the award and taking over the possession of the land in question and handing it over to the Pune Municipal Corporation. All these steps should be completed as expeditiously as possible and in any case, by 28th February, 2011. 6. We also record the statement being made by the learned counsel for the Pune Municipal Corporation that the Municipal Corporation will use the land only for the purpose of constructing the building for the Municipal school and for the playground. 7. Application is accordingly disposed of in terms of the above directions. CHIEF JUSTICE S.J. VAZIFDAR, J.