IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1608 of 2011 RAJENDRA JHA SON OF LATE RAM JHA, R/O- VILLAGE SUBHANKARPUR, P.S.- PANDAUL, DISTT- MADHUBANI Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COLLECTOR SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, DARBHANGA, DISTT- DARBHANGA. 3. THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, KOSHI YOGNA, DARBHANGA, DISTT. DARBHANGA. 4. THE COLLECTOR, SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI For the petitioner : Mr. Ambar Nath Banerjee, Advocate For the State : Mr. Dhurjati Kumar Prasad, G.P.-VII 2 27.01.2011 Counsel for the petitioner is permitted to implead the Collector, Madhubani as party respondent. Heard both sides. Present application has been filed for issuance of appropriate writ/writs, order/orders directing the respondents for payment of compensation in respect of the acquired land of the petitioner at the prescribed rate. It appears from the pleadings in the writ petition that the land claimed by the writ petitioner was/were acquired for the purpose of Ugranath Branch Nahar. One of the prayers made in the application is that the petitioner had already filed objection being Case No. 173 of 2010 under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act before the concerned respondent which has not been considered and disposed of. Having regard to the limited prayer made in the application, this Court, after hearing the parties, is of the view that the matter can be disposed of at this state itself. Accordingly, the application is being disposed of by - 2 - the following order: Let the petitioner approach the concerned respondent (the Collector, Madhubani) along with a copy of the aforesaid Objection Case No. 173/2010 together with a copy of the present order within five weeks. Once such application is filed in the aforesaid manner, the concerned respondent shall consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law as quickly as possible preferably within four months from the date of its presentation. Let it be recorded that this Court had not gone into the merits of the case. pkj (Kishore K. Mandal, J)