fy^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ^ PETmONER RESPONDENTS WRTT PETmON No. 696 of 1992 Krishna Swaroop Gupta, aged about 40 yrs; s/o LateSlm Ram Swaroop Gupta, Advocate R//o G.E. Road, Rajnandgaon, Tah. & Distt. Rajnandgaon (M.P.) VERSUS 1. Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board Through it's ChainYiaii, Shakti Bhawan, Rainpur, Jabalpur (MP) 2. The Superintending Engineer, Extra Super High Tension Line (Construction & Mamtenaaee) MPEB, Adarsh Nagar, Durg WRTT PETmON LTsiDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTTTmiON OF INDIA SB: Hon'ble Shri Sattsh K. Asmhotri, J. Present: Shri B.P.Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri A.S.Gaharwar, Advocate forthe respondents. ORDERrORAL^ (Passed on 17 day of July, 2009) Heard. The petitioner, who is the owner ofthe subject land, being aggrieved by the action of the respondents in drawing high tension electric line across the subject land, has filed this writ petition seeking intervention oftheCourt.The power ofthe respondents to draw the high-tension electric line across the land of the petitioner under Section 10 ofthe Telegraphic Act could not be questioned. Hearing of the owner of the property is not contemplated. The only right available to the owner ofthe property is to seek compensation. In that view of the matter, I dismiss the writ petition. It is now open to the petitioner to make appropriate application before the District Magistrate for determination of the compensation to be paid in respect ofthe land ofthe petitioner used by the respondents and ifsuch an application is made, it is expected that the District Magistrate shall consider the same and pass appropriate order with promptitude. Nocosts. Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotri Judge Amit