IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.19068 of 2010 KISHAN SANGHARSH MORCHA UNDER THE BANNER OF ADI SHAKTI EKTA SANGH, CHAPRA, SARAN THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN RAMANUJ SINGH, SON OF LATE RAM NATH SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- RUZA, P.S. NAYA THANA CHAPRA, DISTRICT-CHAPRA. ……………………………………………………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SARAN AT CHAPRA. 4. THE DISTRICT LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, SARAN AT CHAPRA. 5. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR, LAND REFORMS, SARAN AT CHAPRA. 6. JAI PRAKASH UNIVERSITY, CHAPRA THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR. 7. THE VICE-CHANCELLOR, JAI PRAKASH UNIVERSITY, CHAPRA. ……………………………………………...RESPONDENTS. ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Gajanan Arun, Advocate. For the State : M/s. A. Amanullah, GA-IX and A.K. Prasad, AC to GA-IX. ----------- 4/ 08-Dec-2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for Jai Prakash University, Chapra. 2. Petitioner claims to be an Association/Morcha 2 of some agriculturists and it has filed this writ petition by way of public interest litigation raising a grievance that a large chunk of land measuring about 275 acres was acquired in the year 1992 leading to construction of Jai Prakash University, Chapra, over that land but still compensation has not been paid to 90 land holders whose names are mentioned in Annexure-1. 3. Learned counsel for Jai Prakash University submits that the land was acquired long back and the University is functioning after its building was constructed and it has nothing to do with the acquisition process any more. 4. Learned counsel for the State submits that the acquisition proceeding of the year 1992 concluded in accordance with law long back and only the individual claimants can explain as to why they could not get the compensation so far. According to him the right to claim compensation is an individual right which must be exercised by the concerned land owners in accordance with law. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the representation filed before the District Magistrate, 3 Saran at Chapra on behalf of the land holders who have not been paid compensation at appropriate rate has not yielded any result and therefore they have formed an Association and preferred this writ petition seeking appropriate directions. 6. Considering the entire facts and circumstances and the submissions advanced on behalf of the petitioner and the State, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner as well as the individual land holders to file a representation before the District Magistrate, Saran at Chapra. If such a representation by the land holders and the petitioner is filed, in that event, the District Magistrate shall consider the grievance of the land holders concerned and take appropriate action in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within four months. perwez (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)