wp11158.10 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.11158 OF 2010 Rama s/o Shankar Raut, R/o- At Post-Neknoor, Tq. & Dist-Beed. ...PETITIONER. VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary, The Development Planning, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32, 2) The Collector, Through Spl. Land Acquisition Officer, Jaikwadi Project, Beed, Dist-Beed. 3) The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, (Local Sector), Dist-Beed. ...RESPONDENTS. ... Shri.V.D. Kadam Advocate for Petitioner. Shri.K.G. Patil, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. ... CORAM: NARESH H. PATIL AND T.V. NALAWADE, JJ. DATE : 18TH OCTOBER, 2011. wp11158.10 2 PER COURT : 1. Heard learned counsel appearing for the respective parties. 2. According to the Petitioner, his land was subjected to acquisition. Possession of the subject land was taken in the year 1997. Section-4 Notification was issued on 28th June, 2002 but thereafter no steps were taken. The Petitioner had therefore approached this Court. 3. Learned A.G.P., on instructions, submits that Notification under Section-4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 has been issued on 17th February, 2011. The acquisition proceedings would be completed accordingly. 4. We direct the Respondents to take into account the fact that though Section-4 Notification was issued in the year 2002, the acquisition proceedings were not completed. The wp11158.10 3 Petitioner is deprived of the compensation of his land, which was subjected to acquisition proceedings. 5. Considering this aspect of the matter, we direct the Respondents to complete the acquisition proceedings expeditiously in accordance with the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. In case it is found that there is unreasonable delay in completing the acquisition proceedings, the Petitioner is at liberty to approach this Court. With these observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. 6. Authenticated copy of this order be provided to the learned A.G.P. The A.G.P. shall communicate this order to the concerned Respondents. [T.V. NALAWADE, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL, J.] asb/OCT11