1 WP 2762 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2762 of 2010 Narayan Bhagwantrao Rajebahadur, now dead through LR’s Smt.Uma Narayan Rajebahadur and Ors. ..... Petitioners V/s. The Special Land Acquisition Officer and Ors. ..... Respondents Mr.R.M.Haridas a/w Mr.P.N.Joshi, for the petitioners. Shri V.S.Gokhale, AGP, for the respondents. CORAM :P.B.MAJMUDAR & R.M.SAVANT, JJ. DATE : 03rd AUGUST, 2010. P.C. 1. In terms of our order dated 21-07-2010, an additional affidavit has been filed by the Deputy Collector and Land Acquisition Officer, Scarcity (II), Nashik, in which affidavit, it has been stated in Para No.1 as under : - “I state that the amount of interest payable to the petitioners under Section 34 of the Land Acquisition Act, will be calculated and be paid to the petitioners within a period of 8 weeks from today. I state that the amount of interest involved is huge amount (The Award dated 29th March, 2007, is for Rs. 1,69,27,654/-) my department will have to take necessary steps, for obtaining sanction from Government, and that will consume time. 2. The above petition has been filed by the petitioners on 2 WP 2762 of 2010 account of the fact that they had not been paid compensation for the land which was acquired from them. During the course of the pendency of the above petition for admission, an amount of Rs.1,42,03,890/- which is the amount payable to the petitioners on deduction of TDS from the total compensation of Rs.1,69,27,545, has been paid. Though, the possession of the land has been taken, the interest as per Section 34 of the Act, has not been paid to the petitioners, neither was it calculated. We had therefore, by our order dated 21-07-2010, directed the Special Land Acquisition Officer concerned, to calculate the interest and pay the amount of interest to the petitioners, if he deems fit. The Special Land Acquisition Officer has filed an affidavit, wherein a statement has been made in para No.1, as reproduced herein above. Though, we accept the statement made on behalf of the Special Land Acquisition Officer, we hope and trust that the amount of interest would be paid to the petitioners within 8 weeks from today. We have to express our deep sense of displeasure in the manner in which the issue as regards the payment of compensation in the instant case, has been dealt with by the authorities. However, in the hope that such things would not be repeated again in the future, we refrain ourselves from taking any action against the officers concerned, including imposing of costs. By accepting the statement made in para No. 1 of the said affidavit, we dispose of the petition with the hope that the 3 WP 2762 of 2010 said amount would be paid within eight weeks from today and no extension would be sought for on any count. 3. Writ petition is accordingly disposed of. ( R.M.SAVANT, J. ) ( P.B.MAJMUDAR, J. )