1 UNREPORTED IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.3121 OF 2010. 1. Nana Shrirang Nipunge, Age 60 years, Occ.Agri., 2. Anna Shrirang Nipunge, Age 72 years, Occ.Agri., 3. Pandurang Shrirang Nipunge, Age 40 years, Occ.Agri., 4. Arjun Shrirang Nipunge, Age 27 years, Occ.Agri., 5. Subhash Shrirang Nipunge, } Died. Age 25 years, Occ.Agri., } 6. Vishnu Shrirang Nipunge, Age 33 years, Occ.Agri., All R/o Mukindpur, Tq. Newasa, Dist. Ahmednagar. ... Petitioners. Versus The Divisional Commissioner, Nashik Division, Nashik. ... Respondents. ... Mr.S.T.Shelke, advocate for the petitioners. Mrs.A.V.Gondhalekar, Asstt.Govt. Pleader for the State. 2 ... CORAM : P.V.HARDAS AND : S.V.GANGAPURWALA,JJ. Date : 08.04.2010. ORAL JUDGMENT (Per S.V.Gangapurwala,J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, the petition is taken up for final hearing at the stage of admission. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Asstt. Govt. Pleader for the State. 3. The petitioners have filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a writ of Mandamus against the Respondents for deciding the application filed U/s 48-A of the Land Acquisition Act. The said application has been filed on 16.9.1998. 4. In view of the fact that the application of the petitioners is pending since 3 16.9.1998, we direct the Respondents to decide the said application U/s 48-A of the Land Acquisition Act, if not already decided, within a period of two months, in accordance with law and communicate the decision to the petitioners. 5. Rule is made absolute in above terms with no order as to costs. (S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J.) (P.V.HARDAS,J.) asp/office/wp3126.10