IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2301 of 2010 NAKA SAHANI AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR AND ORTHERS ----------- 05. 9.3.2011 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State, the stand has been taken on behalf of the State that payments have been made to all the rightful claimants who have appeared and produced evidence by submission of log-book. In addition to that, payment has been decided to be made by account payee cheque in favour of the beneficiaries. Both the stands cannot be said to unreasonable on behalf of the State. In that view of the matter all those petitioners who have not yet received their compensation, they are free to approach the authority with due evidence with regard to their claim and the authority shall endeavour to sort out the issue because quite some time has passed since their boats were requisitioned and had not been returned or returned in a damaged condition. The contempt application stands disposed of with above observation. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)