CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.12352 OF 2003 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ---------- Dinesh Kumar Khemeka, son of Sri Chiranji Lal Dhemka, resident of Village- Sitamarhi, P.S. Sitamarhi, District- Sitamarhi -------- Petitioner Versus 1. The Union of India , through the Chairman, Railway Board, Railway Bhawan, Janpath Road, New Delhi 2. The General Manager, North Eastern Railway, Gorakhpur 3. The Divisional Railway Manager (Commercial), Eastern Railway Division, Samastipur 4. The Divisional Railway Manager (Commercial), Eastern Railway Division, Samastipur 5. Additional Divisional Engineer, Easatern Railway, Samastipur 6. The Station Master, Eastern Railway, Sitamarhi -----------------------------------Respondents ----------- For The Petitioner : Mr. Ravindra Nath Dubey,Advocate For the Railway : Mr. Hemandra Prasad Singh, Advocate P R E S E N T THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH KUMAR DATTA R.K.Datta, J. Heard learned counsels for the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the stand taken by the authorities of the respondent Railway that they have reviewed the policy of licensing of railway land by order dated 24.3.2004 (Annexure-B) issued by the Executive Director(Land and Amenities), Railway Board by which it has been decided to withdraw the retrospective effect of the order dated 29.8.1995 and made the same applicable for the period 1995-96 onwards and not for the earlier period, i.e., from 1.4.1986 to 31.3.1995, the petitioner does not intend to pursue the writ petition any further and he would be willing to clear the dues in terms of the circular letter dated 24.3.2004. 2 3. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the authorities of the respondent-Railway to raise the demand in terms of the circular dated 24.3.2004 (Annexure-B) intimating the total dues to the petitioner within eight weeks from today. The petitioner, if he has any objection in relation to the calculation made in the said demand, may raise the same before the authorities within a period of three weeks from the receipt of the demand notice and the authorities shall consider and dispose of the said objection within a further period of four weeks. Thereafter, the petitioner shall be obliged to pay the same within six weeks of the final order disposing of the objections. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) Patna High Court Dated 14th September, 2010 NAFR/S.Pandey