IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.390 of 2011 RAM PAREKHA JAMINDAR, SON OF LATE BENI JAMINDAR @ RAM PAREKHA JAMADAR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-FUTHARAWA, POLICE STATION, NABI NAGAR, DISTRICT AURANGABAD …PETIIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE LAND REFORMS DIRECTOR, BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE COLLECTOR OF THE DISTRICT, AURANGABAD 4. THE DISTRICT LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER 5. THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, AURANGABAD 6. THE ANCHAL ADHIKARI, NABI NAGAR, AURANGABAD. …RESPONDENTS For the petitioner :Mr. Udit Narayan Singh & :Mrs. Poonam Kumari For the State :Mr. Ravindra Kr. Priyadarshi, AC to AAG I ----------- 02. 13.01.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. It is the case of the petitioner that the lands set out in paragraph 4 (Khata No.46, Plot No.106, area 10 acres, and Khata No.15 Plot No.461 area 21 acres, total area 31 acres situated in village Jhikatia, P.S.Nabinagar, Aurangabad) belong to the petitioner by way of settlement from the ex-landlord, followed by return and opening Jamabandi in his name. It is further the case of the petitioner that those lands have been acquired by the respondents for construction of Nabi Nagar Thermal Power Project. It is the stand of the petitioner that he has not been paid compensation therefor. Learned counsel submits that present application may be disposed of in terms of order contained in annexure 6, whereby similarly situated petitioners had moved this Court and the matter was considered and disposed of directing them to approach the respondent- 2 District Land Acquisition Officer, Aurangabad by filing appropriate representation supported by the documents and the said authority was directed to consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law. Learned counsel for the State, on the other hand, summits that the lands in question were found to be Gairmazarua lands and, as such, petitioner would not be entitled to receive compensation therefor. He, however, concedes that identical writ petition filed before this Court was disposed of by order dated 03.11.2009 (Annexure-6) and he shall have no objection if the present application is also disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Having considered the submissions made by the parties, this Court disposes of this writ application by the following order: Let the petitioner file a detailed representation supported by documents of title before the respondent- District Land Acquisition Officer, Aurangabad within a period of four weeks from today together with a copy of this order. If such a representation supported by the documents is filed before the said authority within the aforesaid time, this Court expects that the said authority shall consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within three months from the date of filing of the representation. hr ( Kishore K. Mandal )