IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16656 of 2007 1. Surya Kumar Sharma, 2. Deo Kumar Sharma, both sons of Sri Madheshwar Sharma, village Mahesh Parasi, PS Uphara, District Aurangabad – petitioners. Vs. 1. The State of Bihar through the Commissioner cum Secretary, Department of Water Resources (Irrigation), Bihar, Patna. 2. The Land Reforms Commissioner cum Commissioner and Secretary, Land Reforms Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Land Acquisition Directorate, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Collector, Aurangabad. 5. The Chief Engineer, Poonpoon Barrage Project, Bihar, Irrigation Department, Patna. 6. The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Sone Project, Aurangabad. 7. The District Agriculture Officer, Aurangabad – Respondents. 9 15.7.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioners’ lands have been acquired under section 17 of the Land Acquisition Act. The award was prepared on 11.9.2007. The petitioners on being noticed filed an objection with respect to the valuation of trees on their land which have been described in Annexure 4, a document by the District Agriculture Officer indicating that the trees standing on the petitioners’ land are fruit bearing trees, such as, mango, guava, jack fruit and toddy trees. The objection is still pending before the Collector, Aurangabad. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he has instruction that some valuation has been done by the authorities with respect to the trees which are standing on plot of the petitioners. However, no final decision has been taken by the Collector as yet. The Collector, Aurangabad may pass appropriate orders or treat the objection filed on behalf of the petitioners on 11.10.2009 as an objection under section 18 of the Act and refer the matter for 2 adjudication. This writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observation. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)