IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5133 of 2011 1. LALLOO SINGH SON OF LATE DOMAN SINGH 2. SHYAM NARAYAN SINGH SON OF LATE LALESHWARI SINGH 3. NISHANT SINGH SON OF LATE SHANKAR SINGH 4. BIKRAM SINGH SON OF LATE ROSHAN SINGH 5. LALCHANDRA SINGH YADAV SON OF LATE MEGHA YADAV @ MEGHA AHIR 6. VINOD KR. SINGH SON OF LATE RAM JI SINGH, ALL RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE MOHANIA, P.S. MOHANIA, DISTRICT KAIMUR AT BHABHUA …PETITIONERS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KAIMUR AT BHABHUA 2. THE DISTRICT LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, KAIMUR AT BHABUA …RESPONDENTS For the petitioner :Mr. V. Nath & :Mr. Tribhuwan Narayan For the State :Mr. Krishna Chandra, AC to AG ----------- 2. 23.03.2011 Heard both sides. Petitioners have approached this Court seeking a direction upon respondent no.2(District Land Acquisition Officer, Kaimur at Bhabua) to consider and pass an appropriate order on the application filed by the petitioners under section 18 of the Bihar Land Acquisition Act(hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act’) on 17.08.2010. It is submitted that notice under section 12(2) of the Act was received by them on 06.08.2010 and immediately thereafter the application under section 18 of the Act was filed on 17.08.2010, yet no action till date has been taken thereon propelling the petitioners to approach this Court for expeditious disposal of the said application. Learned A.C. to A.G. having regard to the limited prayer made on behalf of the petitioners does not object to the prayer made in the application. 2 Heaving heard the parties, this Court is satisfied that present application can be disposed of in the following manner: Let the petitioners produce a copy of the petition dated 17.08.2010 along with a copy of the present order before respondent no.2 within four weeks from today whereafter the latter shall consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law within six weeks therefrom. hr ( Kishore K. Mandal )