IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13509 of 2010 1. HIRA SINGH @ RAM NARAIN SINGH, SON OF LATE RAM LAKHAN SINGH 2. KAHESHWAR SINGH, SON OF LATE CHAIN SINGH BOTH ARE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SALAIYA KARMA, P.S. NAVINAGAR, DISTRICT AURANGABAD. ---- PETITIONERS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT, LAND REFORMS, PATNA (BIHAR) 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, AURANGABAD 4. THE DISTRICT LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, AURANGABAD 5. THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, AURANGABAD 6. THE CIRCLE OFFICER, BLOCK NABINAGAR, AURANGABAD 7. BHARTIYE RAIL BIJLEE COMPANY LTD., THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, NEW DELHI. ---- RESPONDENTS ----------- 2 18.8.2010 Petitioners claim that they are the land holders of plots appertaining to Khata No. 31, Plot No. 21 measuring 2 Bighas situated in village Salaiya Karma within the Anchal of Nabinagar which is purportedly being acquired by the National Thermal Power Project at Nabinagar, Aurangabad. Learned counsel for the petitioners refers to an order passed in CWJC No. 14314 of 2009 dated 3.11.2009 wherein the petitioners of that case had similar complaint as the petitioners, which is, that the Land Acquisition Officer is not considering or taking into account the documents showing their title for the purposes of awarding them compensation. This Court had directed that the petitioners should appear before the Land Acquisition Officer along with copies of their title document in support of their contention that they are the owners of the land detailed at paragraph 4 of the writ application. Similarly, I direct that the petitioners should appear before the Land Acquisition Officer along with their title documents 2 within a period of six weeks on receipt/production of a copy of this order. The Land Acquisition Officer will examine the documents of title and pass orders in accordance with law. If it is found that the petitioners have title to the lands in question, steps should be taken under the Land Acquisition Act to make payment of the award amount to the petitioners. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)