(1.) BY this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner prays for a writ of mandamus directing the respondent No. 2 to dispose of an application dated 10-7-1990, copy of which is Annexure 2 to the writ petition, seeking redetermination of compensation for acquisition of land in terms of Section 28-Aof the Land Acquisition Act. The petitioner's grievance is that the said application, though pending for a long time, has not yet been disposed of.
(2.) I have heard Sri N. D. Shukla, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri S. C. Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.