IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12685 of 2007 1. Binda Singh Son of Late Pradeep Singh 2. Munnu Thakur son of Late Tapsi Thakur 3. Aruna Devi W/o Sri Gajendra Thakur 4. Ravi Kumar Das S/o Sri Sahdeo Das All resident of village Bhagwatpur Taraura P.S.Anchal Mahua Dist. Vaishali Petitioners Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR through Collector of Vaishali 2 District. Land Acquisition Officer, Vaishali 3. Circle Officer, Mahua, Vaishali Respondents ----------- 3 24.2.2009 No one appears for the petitioners. Heard Mr Ajay Kumar Sharma, learned Assistant counsel to learned Additional Advocate General no.3, for the respondents. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 14.8.2004/17.9.2004 (Annexure 1), passed by the learned Collector of the district of Vaishali in Case no.172/2003-04 (Binda Singh vs. State of Bihar), whereby he has rejected the petitioners’ application. The petitioners have prayed before the learned Collector to desist from acquiring their land. We have perused the material on record and considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties. It appears to us that the proceeding was initiated for acquisition of the land of the petitioners for construction of a pubic road. After following the prescribed procedure, the requisites notifications were issued and published in the district Gazette. The petitioners put up small construction on the land with a view to defeat the proposed acquisition, and thereafter filed the application in question which has been rejected by the impugned order. It appears to us that the petitioners’ application has been rightly rejected. Land has already - 2 - been acquired after following the prescribed procedure, the requisite notification has been published in the District Gazette and title of the land now vests in the State of Bihar. The petitioners made a mala fide attempt to save their land from acquisition. There is no merit in this writ petition. It is accordingly dismissed. ( S.K. Katriar, J) shahid