1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4194 OF 2005 Digambar Rangnath Patil. ...Petitioner. vs. 1.The State of Maharashtra & ors. ...Respondents. --- Mr.R.G.Ketkar i/b.R.S.Khadapkar, for Petitioner. Mr.C.R.Sonawane, AGP for Respondent nos.1 to 4. Mr.R.G.Raghuvanshi, Asstt. Solicitor General with T.J.Pandian, for Respondent no.5 CORAM: D.K.DESHMUKH & R.Y.GANOO, JJ. DATED: 18th June, 2008. P.C.:- 1. This is a petition filed by the owner of the land which admittedly has been compulsorily acquired under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act. Admittedly, the Award is also made by the Special 2 Land Acquisition officer. The only prayer made in the petition is that the Land Acquisition officer should be directed to make payment to the land owner whose land has been compulsorily acquired in accordance with the Award made by the Land Acquisition Officer and the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act. The learned Counsel appearing for Land acquisition officer states that he is not in a position to make payment immediately because the land was acquired for the benefit of Union of India and the Union of India has not yet deposited the amount of compensation payable under Award. However, the land has, admittedly, been acquired and the possession of the land has also been taken. The Special Land Acquisition officer will have to secure payment that is to be made under the Award to the owners from the acquiring body and will have to make payment to the land owner. In our opinion, therefore, the following order would meet the ends of justice:- (i) The respondent no.4 is directed to take steps to receive payment from the acquiring body and shall make payment to the land owner whose land has 3 been acquired, in accordance with the Award made by the Land acquisition officer as also in accordance with the provisions of Land Acquisition Act, as expeditiously as possible, in any case within a period of sixteen weeks from today. Rule is made absolute accordingly. No order as to costs. (D.K.DESHMUKH, J.) (R.Y.GANOO,J.) ---