IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8802 of 2010 1. AJAY KUMAR JHA S/O ANIRUDH JHA R/O VILL.- SUJAPUR, P.O. & P.S. BAUNSI, DISTT.- BANKA 2. RAJIV RANJAN CHOUBEY S/O SAGAR MOHAN CHOUBEY R/O VILL.- KHIROUNDHA, P.S. BALBADDA, DISTT.- GODDA, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT MOHALLA BABUATOLA, WARD NO. 8, P.O. & P.S. BANKA, DISTT.- BANKA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY CUM COMMISSIONER, REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS DEPARTMENT, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. THE DIRECTOR LAND ACQUISITION, REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS DEPARTMENT, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA 3. THE COLLECTOR CUM DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, AT, P.O., P.S. AND DISTT.- BANKA 4. THE DISTRICT LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, AT, P.O., P.S. & DISTT.- BANKA 5. THE CIRCLE OFFICER BAUNSI, AT & P.O. BAUNSI DISTT.- BANKA 6. SHYAMA PRASAD SINGH S/O NALANI KANT SINGH R/O VILL.- SIKANDARPUR VIA SHYAM BAZAR, P.O. SHYAM BAZAR DISTT.- BANKA ----------- 2 25.6.2010 The petitioners are aggrieved by the fact that they have purchased .70 decimals of land from Shyama Prasad Singh, the original land holder. The lands purchased by the petitioners have been acquired in Land Acquisition Case No. 13 of 2007. It appears that notice under Section 9 indicates that only .35 decimals of lands have been acquired. The petitioners submit that actually total amount of .70 decimals of lands have been acquired and secondly it is also submitted that the amount has been paid to Shyama Prasad Singh. For this purpose the petitioners have filed an appeal before the Collector which is pending before him as Land Acquisition Case No. 57 of 2008-09. In the circumstances, it is proper that the Collector should decide the matter expeditiously. If the parties i.e. the petitioners and respondent no. 6 do not co-operate with the Collector, then after giving them one reasonable opportunity to place the facts of the case, the matter may be decided on the basis of the records and documents. The matter should preferably be decided within a period 2 of four months on receipt/production of a copy of this order. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)