9-WP-3875-2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3875 OF 2026 Pundalik Rama Jadhav And Others ...Petitioners. Versus The State Of Maharashtra , AGP Oice, Kolhapur And Others ...Respondents. —————— Mr. Rushikesh Gajanan Patil for the Petitioners. Mr. Siddheshwar B. Kalel, AGP for the Respondent-State. —————— Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh & Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ. Date : August 24, 2026. P. C. : 1. The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent authorities to decide the representations iled by the petitioner in a time-bound period. The irst representation was iled on 28.06.2006, the second representation on 09.03.2018, and the third representation on 11.12.2025. These representations are iled with the Land Acquisition Oicer under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, for enhancement of the compensation amount as per Land Reference No. 29 of 1996. The petitioner's land has been acquired in the year 1986 and the petitioner is seeking parity in accordance with the Reference No. 29 of 1996. Though representations are made, there does not appear to be Harish 1 of 2 HARISH VITHAL CHAUDHARI Digitally signed by HARISH VITHAL CHAUDHARI Date: 2026.08.24 20:19:34 +0530 9-WP-3875-2026.doc any adjudication of the representations. 2. In light of the above, we deem it it to direct respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to decide the petitioner's representation dated 11.12.2025 expeditiously, and in any event within a period of three weeks from today, in accordance with the law. 3. The petition is allowed in the above terms. [Neeraj P. Dhote, J.] [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.] Harish 2 of 2