- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NOS.7756/2008; 3263/2009 & 3028/2009 WRIT PETITION NO.7756/2008 Jambuwantrao Girjappa Sonkawade and others. ...Petitioners.. Versus The State of Maharashtra & others. ...Respondents... ..... Shri A.V. Patil, Advocate h/f Shri V.D. Gunale, Advocate for petitioners. Shri V.H. Dighe, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 3. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- WRIT PETITION NO.3263/2009 Bapurao Mahadeo Ugile. ...Petitioner.. Versus The State of Maharashtra & others. ...Respondents.. Shri A.V. Patil, Advocate h/f Shri V.D. Gunale, Advocate for petitioner. Shri K.B. Choudhary, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 3. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - 2 - WRIT PETITION NO.3028/2009 Bapurao Mahadeo Ugile. ..Petitioner.. Versus The State of Maharashtra through District Collector and others. ..Respondents.. Shri A.V. Patil, Advocate h/f Shri V.D. Gunale, Advocate for petitioner. Shri V.H. Dighe, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 3. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ..... CORAM: V.C.DAGA & A.V. POTDAR,JJ. DATE: 14.07.2009 PER COURT: Heard respective counsel. Perused the petitions. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the representations made to the Collector for claiming compensation have not yet been decided by the Collector. The learned AGPs, who appear for the respondent nos.1 to 3 in these petitions, submit that the Collector would decide the representations with expeditious dispatch. Under these circumstances, the Collector is directed to decide the representations made by the petitioners on their own merits within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order by reasoned order following the principles of natural justice subject to hearing the acquiring - 3 - body. All rival contentions on merits are kept open. Petitions stand disposed of. Rule is made absolute in terms of above order. (A.V. Potdar,J.) (V.C. Daga, J.) ndk/c1470930