WP(C) 6690/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE IA ANSARI Heard Mr. HL Maurya, learned counsel, for the petitioners, and Mr. R.K. Bora, le arned Govt. Advocate, appearing on behalf of the respondents. The grievance of the petitioners is, in brief, thus: By virtue of a notification , dated 21.11.2008 (Annexure 3 to the writ petition), land measuring 2 bighas 1 katha and 17 lechas have been acquired, but after the notification, the responde nts, it is alleged, have taken possession of land beyond the acquired land, the excess land being 1 katha 17 lechas. It is the further grievance of the petition ers that the excess land, measuring 1 katha 17 lechas, is neither being released by the respondents nor is the same under the process of acquisition/requisition . Helpless as they claim, the petitioners have come with this writ petition, mad e under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking appropriate directions to be issued to the respondents. Considering the matter in its entirety and in the interest of justice, it is her eby directed that respondent No.2, namely, Deputy Commissioner/Collector, Jorhat , shall examine the grievances of the petitioners and ensure that the land, whic h has been acquired under the notification, dated 21.11.2008, aforementioned, is demarcated and the remaining land, if any, which is in excess of the land in re spect of which the notification for acquisition, dated 21.11.2008, had been issu ed, be released. The whole exercise, so directed, shall be completed within a pe riod of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order by the res pondent No.2. The petitioners may furnish to the respondent No.2 a certified cop y of this order along with a copy of the writ petition and annexures thereto. Wh atever decision is reached by the respondent No.2 and whatever order(s) are pass ed, in this regard, by the respondent No.2 and/or by any other respondents of th is writ petition or on their behalf, the same shall be communicated, in writing, to the petitioners. If the petitioners feel aggrieved by the decision(s), which may be arrived at, or order(s), which may be passed by the respondents, the pet itioners shall remain at liberty to take recourse to such provisions of law as m ay be permissible. The respondents shall also expedite the process of making pay ment of compensation in respect of the acquired land. The writ petition shall stand disposed of in terms of the above observations and directions.