IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13626 of 2009 BIRENDRA NATH SEN S/o Late Rabindra Nath Sen, resident of Mohalla- Bangali Tola, P.S.-Lahariasarai, District- Darbhanga. . . . . . . Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The District Magistrate, Darbhanga, 3. The District Land Acquiition Officer, Darbhanga 4. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. . . . . . . Respondents. ----------- 2/ 15.10.2009 Learned counsel for petitioner is permitted to delete the name of respondent no.4 from the array of respondents. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner submits that his building situated at plot no. 2681 in Mohalla Bangali Tola, P.S. Laheriasarai, District Darbhanga was acquired by Land Acquisition Case No. 01 of 1974-75 and final award was prepared under Section 11 of Act 1 of 1894 to the tune of Rs. 61,887.25 paise (Rs. Sixty one thousand eight hundred eighty seven and twenty five paise only). The petitioner states that the award was made on 13.07.1974 and as such he filed an objection petition under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act in L.A. Case No. 01 of 1974-75. It is submitted that the Land Acquisition proceeding is still pending. Learned counsel for the State submits that the Land Acquisition Officer referred the case under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act to the Land Acquision Judge, Darbhanga. He further submits that it appears from the record that the case has remained pending being Land Acquisition Case No. 56 of 1981. He further submits that the case has remained pending, as petitioner remained - 2 - absent, petitioner did not pursue the case. After hearing the parties, this Court directs the Special Land Acquisition Judge, Darbhanga to dispose of the Land Acquisition Case no. 56 of 1981 expeditiously preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. This application is, accordingly, disposed of. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)