IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13486 of 2009 1. BRAJESH NANDAN PRASAD SINGH @ TATA BABU S/O LATE HARI NANDAN PRASAD SINGH R/O NANDAN BHAWAN, BELAN BAZAR, P.S.- KASHIM BAZAR, P.O.- MUNGER, DISTT.- MUNGER 2. MAHESH NANDAN PRASAD SINGH @ CHANDAN BABU S/O LATE HARI NANDAN PRASAD SINGH R/O NANDAN BHAWAN, BELAN BAZAR, P.S.- KASHIM BAZAR, P.O.- MUNGER, DISTT.- MUNGER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, MUNGER 3. THE DISTRICT LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, MUNGER 4. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, BIHAR STATE JAL PARISHAD, BIHAR, PATNA 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, BISWAS BOARD, MUNGER ----------- 3. 26.11.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the counsel for the State-respondent who prays for time so as to enable him to file counter affidavit in compliance of the orders of this Court dated 13.10.2009 as till date he has not been able to receive instructions from the Collector, Munger. Such prayer of the counsel for the State is refused in view of the nature of the order which this Court is proposing to pass. 2. Petitioners have filed this writ application asserting that there was a proposal to acquire their lands, details whereof has been given in paragraph 1 of the writ petition, but the proposal never went through as the award was not published within the time required under Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act although the authorities had raised building over the lands. - 2 - Now, when the land acquisition process has lapsed, the building raised over the aforesaid land has either to be removed or fresh notification for acquisition of the land is to be issued and the entire process completed within the time frame. 3. Let the petitioners file representation before the Collector, Munger stating the aforesaid fact giving details of the land whereafter the Collector should pass appropriate order in accordance with law as early as possible, in any case within one month from the date of receipt of the representation along with a certified copy of this order. It is made clear that in case the authorities decide to initiate fresh proceeding for acquisition of land then within the same period they should obtain the requisition and issue Section 4 notification. 4. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)