IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.818 of 2009 1. Krit Narain Rai, Son of Late Kamleshwari Rai. 2. Achchay Lal Paswan, Son of Madhuri Paswan. 3. Rameswar Paswan, Son of Mangal Paswan. 4. Bindeshwari Paswan, Son of Kokai Paswan. 5. Ashok Rai, Son of Chunchun Rai. 6. Ramanand Rai, Son of Bindeshwawri Rai. 7. Ram Prit Rai, Son of Rameshwar Rai. 8. Anil Rai, Son of Laddu Rai. 9. Rama Bilash Rai, Son of Uttam Rai. 10. Mahesh Rai, Son of Rangdeo Rai. 11. Kailash Rai, Son of Suresh Rai. 12. Subodh Rai, Son of Hridya Rai. 13. Saudi Rai, Son of Bido Rai. 14. Ramesh Rai, Son of Rangdeo Rai. 15. Umesh Rai, Son of Rangdeo Rai. 16. Chandrika Rai, Son of Deonarayan Rai. 17. Sachit Rai, Son of Kesho Rai. 18. Nand Kishore Rai, Son of Satyadeo Rai. 19. Kailash Rai, Son of Ramcharitar Rai. 20. Sachitanand Rai, Son of Kesho Rai. 21. Sakur Miyan, Son of Sahadat Miyan. 22. Umesh Sharma, Son of Bhochan Sharma. 23. Sitaram Sharma, Son of Sukhdeo Sharma. 24. Dularo Devi, Wife of Jugo Jugo Sharma. 25. Devendra Rai, Son of Dhorha Rai. 26. Baleshwar Rai, Son of Kamleshwawri Rai. 27. Ram Sagar Rai, Son of Kamleshwari Rai. 28. Bageshwari Devi, Wife of Kapildeo Rai. 29. Ram Kumar Rai, Son of Bindeshwari Rai. 30. Rajendra Rai, Son of Baidyanath Rai. 31. Chhotelal Rai, Son of Bindeshwari Rai. 32. Ganesh Rai, Son of Hari Rai. 33. Ramanand Rai, Son of Hari Rai. 34. Surendra Rai, Son of Thorai Rai. 35. Krit Narayan Rai, Son of Kamleshwari Rai. 36. Nawal Kishore Rai @ Musho Rai, Son of Ramcharitar Rai. 37. Sunil Rai, Son of Mangal Rai. 38. Budhdeo Rai, Son of Bikan Rai. 39. Shivadani Rai, Son of Priyabrat Rai. All residents of Village Chatra, P.S. Khagaria, District Khagaria. 2 ------------- Petitioners/Appellants Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Deputy Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms, Bihar, Patna. 3. Additional Collector, Land Acquisition, Khagaria. 4. Special Secretary, Industry, Bihar, Patna. ------------ Respondents/Respondents ----------- For the Appellants :- Mr. Indu Shekhar Prasad Sinha, Sr. Adv. Mr. Girindra Mohan Thakur, Adv. For the Respondent :- Mr. Lalit Kishore, AAG-III --------- 6 23.03.2010 Heard Mr. Indu Shekhar Prasad Sinha learned senior counsel and Mr. Girindra Mohan Thakur, learned counsel for the appellants and Mr. Lalit Kishore, learned Additional Advocate General-III for the State. In this intra-court appeal, the assail is to the order dated 21st November, 2008 passed by the learned single Judge in C.W.J.C. No. 5973 of 1988. It is submitted by Mr. Sinha that the possession of the land has not yet been taken over. Mr. Lalit Kishore has opposed the same. In course of hearing, Mr. Sinha has submitted that the appellants may be granted liberty to file an application under Section 48(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 before the State Government. 3 The appellants are at liberty to do so. We may hasten to clarify that we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of such exercise. With the aforesaid observation, the appeal stands disposed of. Rishi (Dipak Misra, CJ.) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)