1 SSK/40 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2535 OF 2010 Shri Dashrath Nathu Bhagat & Anr. ....Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents. Mr. P. B. Gujar, Advocate for the Petitioners. Mr. S. N. Bhosale, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 & 5. CORAM : R. V. MORE, J. DATED : 30th MARCH, 2010. P.C.: Heard learned Counsel for the respective parties. 2. The only relief, the petitioners have asked for, is direction to the Respondent No.2 to dispose of their application under section 22 of the Maharashtra Project Affected Persons Rehabilitation Act, 1986 read with section 48 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The learned AGP has no objection, if Respondent no. 2 is directed to dispose of, the said application expeditiously. 2 3. In the above facts, I am disposing of, the writ petition by passing the following order: i) The Respondent No.2 is directed to decide the Petitioners’ application being Appeal No. : Punarva/Kavi-3/SR/44 of 2009 as expeditiously as possible and in any case, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of the order. ii) During the pendency and final disposal of the Appeal, the parties are directed to maintain status-quo as on today. (R. V. MORE, J.)