6-WP-4205-19.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4205 OF 2019 Ramesh Balwant Powar … Petitioner V/s. The State Of Maharashtra, Through Its Principal Secretaryw Revenue Dept. and Ors. … Respondents ___________ Adv. Shardul Diwan i/b Rahul Kadam, for the petitioner. Mr. N.C. Walimbe, AGP a/w Santosh Jadhav, B Panel Counsel, for the respondent – State. ___________ CORAM : RAJESH S. PATIL, & ABHAY J. MANTRI, JJ. DATE : 24 AUGUST 2026 P. C. : 1. By the present Writ Petition, the order passed by the Land Acquisition Officer under the Land Acquisition Act has been challenged. 2. The learned AGP has shown us the reply filed by the State. In paragraph no. 4, it has been specifically stated that notices issued under section 12(2) and 16 of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 were duly served on 20 September 2013 upon the petitioner. The petitioner thereafter accepted the payment of compensation on 25 January 2023. The present petition has been filed on 31 January 2019. 3. None appeared on behalf of the petitioner on 28 April 2026, 10 Rushi 1 of 2 6-WP-4205-19.doc August 2026 and 17 August 2026. 4. Today, Mr. Shardul Diwan, holding for Advocate Rahul Kadam submits that their client is not in touch with them, hence they are not able to move further with the hearing of the writ petition. 5. It seems that the petitioner is not interested in pursuing the present writ petition any further. Hence, the writ petition stands dismissed for want of prosecution. [ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.] [RAJESH S. PATIL, J.] Rushi 2 of 2