*1* 903-wp-5010-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 903 WRIT PETITION NO. 5010 OF 2026 Narottam Raghunath Patil VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others ... Mr. Vinayak S. Dahihande, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. N. D. Batule, AGP for Respondents/State … CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 27th AUGUST 2026 P. C. :- 1. Writ Petition is disposed of by directing Respondent No.3 to decide the pending application under Section 21 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 filed by the petitioner, if already not decided, on its own merits and within a period of twelve (12) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) Narwade