1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5717 OF 2009 1) Pramod s/o Dilip Aradwad, Age-29 years, Occu:Student, R/o-Salegalli, Latur, Tq-Latur, Dist-Latur, 2) Deelip s/o Gangaram Aradwad, Age-56 years, Occu:Agri., R/o-Sale Galli, Latur, Dist-Latur. ...PETITIONERS. VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Revenue and Forest Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai, 2) District Collector, Latur, Tq. & Dist-Latur, 3) District Rehabilitation Officer, Collector Office, Latur, Tq. & Dist-Latur. ...RESPONDENTS. ... Shri.V.D. Gunale Advocate for Petitioners. Shri.R.P. Phatke, Additional Government Pleader for Respondents. ... 2 CORAM: NARESH H. PATIL AND K.U. CHANDWAL, JJ. DATE : 9TH DECEMBER, 2009. ORAL JUDGMENT [PER: NARESH H. PATIL, J.] : 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. 2. The land owned by the Petitioner No.2 was acquired by the Respondents for establishing agricultural college. The Petitioner prays for Certificate of Project Affected Person, which was denied to him. 3. The Respondents have filed affidavit in reply, which we have perused. 4. The Petitioner placed reliance on the following Reported Judgments in support of his submissions: 1) Nagesh alias Satish Nagorao Pande vs. The State of Maharashtra, 3 through its Secretary and another, reported in 1995 (3) BOM. C.R. Page 376, 2) Namdeo Tukaram Kuttarwade (Dahiphale) vs. State of Maharashtra and another, reported in 2008 (1) BOM. C.R. Page 884, 3) Shri Kisan Paraji Nimase & another vs. The State of Maharashtra & another, reported in 1998 (2) BOM. C.R. Page 816, 5. After considering the Judgments cited supra and the submissions of the counsel, we are of the opinion that the Petitioner No.2 is entitled to get the Certificate of Project Affected Person. We therefore, direct the Respondents Authorities to issue Certificate of Project Affected Person in favour of the Petitioner No.2, within two weeks 4 from the date of receipt of order from this Court. 6. Rule is made absolute on the terms indicated above. [K.U. CHANDIWAL, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL,J.] asb/DEC09/wp5717.09