IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10749 of 2008 Binod Bhagat, son of Late Babue Lal Bhagat, village Sanahpur, PS Singhwara, District Darbhanga – Petitioner. Vs. 1) The State of Bihar, 2) The Commissioner, Darbhanga Division, Darbhanga. 3) The Dist. Magistrate, Darbhanga. 4) The Chief Engineer, R.E.O. Circle Darbhanga, Dist. Darbhanga. 5) The Executive Engineer, R.E.O, Darbhanga Division, Darbhanga – Respondents. 3 30.7.2010 The petitioner has filed this writ petition making a prayer that an inter-linked road connecting one village to another has been constructed in which 3 katha of petitioner’s land has been utilised without any proceeding under the Land Acquisition Act. The petitioner has filed several representations in the office of the Commissioner, Darbhanga Division and the D.C.L.R. Darbhanga with respect to his grievance. In fact it is submitted that the Commissioner, Darbhanga Division vide Annexure 8 has addressed a letter to the land Acquisition Officer Sadar, Darbhanga asking for information regarding the petitioner’s grievance. No reply has been received in the office of the Commissioner. I, therefore, direct that the Collector, Darbhanga should redress the petitioner’s grievances by enquiring into whether the lands bearing khesra no. 865/2796, khata no. 1132, Thana no.51, area 5.23 decimals situated on the southern side of Sanahpur-Lakhanpur road has been utilised for construction of the road. If it is found that in fact the raiyati land of the petitioner has been utilised for the aforesaid purpose, the Collector is bound to send proposal for institution of a land acquisition proceeding for the purpose of compensating the 2 petitioner on account of acquisition of his land, within a period of three months from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order. This writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observation and direction. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)