IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13359 of 2010 1. RAGHAW PRASAD AGRAWAL, SON OF LATE BADRI PRASAD AGRAWAL, RESIDENT OF MANGAL BAZAR, P.S. NABINAGAR, DISTRICT AURANGABAD. 2. SURESH KUMARI AGRAWAL, SON OF LATE GOPAL PRASAD AGRAWAL, RESIDENT OF NABINAGAR, P.S. NABINAGAR, DISTRICT AURANGABAD. 3. LALMANI DEVI, WIDOW OF LATE BADRI PRASAD AGRAWAL, RESIDENT OF MANGAL BAZAR, P.S. NABINAGAR, DISTRICT AURANGABAD. ---- PETITIONERS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. LAND REFORMS DIRECTOR, BIHAR, PATNA 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, AURANGABAD 4. DISTRICT LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, AURANGABAD 5. ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, AURANGABAD 6. CIRCLE OFFICER, NAVINAGAR, AURANGABAD 7. NAVINAGAR THERMAL POWER PROJECT THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, NAVINAGAR, AURANGABAD. ---- RESPONDENTS ----------- 2 17.8.2010 Petitioners’ claim at paragraph nos. 10, 11 and 12 that they are owners of different plots of land which are under acquisition of the State Government for the purposes of establishing Thermal Power Project, Nabinagar. The complaint of the petitioners is that the Land Acquisition Officer is not considering their documents of title in support of their contention that they are land holders. A similar writ application was filed in this Court which was disposed of by order dated 3.11.2009 contained in annexure-10, in which the Court had directed that the petitioners should file a petition before the Land Acquisition Officer, Aurangabad annexing the photo copy of the title document in support of their contention that they are owners of the lands. The Land Acquisition Officer was to peruse the title document and thereafter pass appropriate orders. Similarly, this Court directs that the petitioners should file an application along with their title document within a period of six weeks on receipt of this order before the Land Acquisition Officer, 2 Aurangabad who will peruse their title document and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. If the petitioners are found to be land owners then steps may be taken in accordance with law 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.)