IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10485 of 2010 1. SUR BIHARI MANDAL S/O SRI KAUSHIK MANDAL R/O VILL.- HARIYARI BLOCK PHULPARAS, P.S.- PHULPARAS, SUB DIVISION PHULPARAS, DISTT.- MADHUBANI 2. RAM DEO MAHTO S/O SRI MAHADEO MAHTO R/O VILL.- HARIYARI BLOCK PHULPARAS, P.S.- PHULPARAS, SUB DIVISION PHULPARAS, DISTT.- MADHUBANI 3. RAM CHANDRA MAHTO S/O LATE CHATUR MAHTO R/O VILL.- HARIYARI BLOCK PHULPARAS, P.S.- PHULPARAS, SUB DIVISION PHULPARAS, DISTT.- MADHUBANI 4. LAXMI MAHTO S/O LATE RAMASHISH MAHTO R/O VILL.- HARIYARI BLOCK PHULPARAS, P.S.- PHULPARAS, SUB DIVISION PHULPARAS, DISTT.- MADHUBANI 5. JAGESHAR MANDAL S/O LATE AYODHI MANDAL R/O VILL.- HARIYARI BLOCK PHULPARAS, P.S.- PHULPARAS, SUB DIVISION PHULPARAS, DISTT.- MADHUBANI 6. BHAGWAT MAHTO S/O LATE BASDEO MAHTO R/O VILL.- HARIYARI BLOCK PHULPARAS, P.S.- PHULPARAS, SUB DIVISION PHULPARAS, DISTT.- MADHUBANI 7. BATHU MAHTO S/O LATE MITHU MAHTO R/O VILL.- HARIYARI BLOCK PHULPARAS, P.S.- PHULPARAS, SUB DIVISION PHULPARAS, DISTT.- MADHUBANI 8. RAM KIRPAL MANDAL S/O LATE KOL MANDAL R/O VILL.- HARIYARI BLOCK PHULPARAS, P.S.- PHULPARAS, SUB DIVISION PHULPARAS, DISTT.- MADHUBANI 9. NARAYAN THAKUR S/O DUDDI THAKUR R/O VILL.- HARIYARI BLOCK PHULPARAS, P.S.- PHULPARAS, SUB DIVISION PHULPARAS, DISTT.- MADHUBANI 10. BISHWANATH THAKUR S/O BUDHAN THAKUR R/O VILL.- HARIYARI BLOCK PHULPARAS, P.S.- PHULPARAS, SUB DIVISION PHULPARAS, DISTT.- MADHUBANI 11. JAGDISH THAKUR S/O BABU LAL THAKUR R/O VILL.- HARIYARI BLOCK PHULPARAS, P.S.- PHULPARAS, SUB DIVISION PHULPARAS, DISTT.- MADHUBANI 12. SURESH MAHTO S/O LATE SITA RAM MAHTO R/O VILL.- HARIYARI BLOCK PHULPARAS, P.S.- PHULPARAS, SUB DIVISION PHULPARAS, DISTT.- MADHUBANI 13. KAUSHAL KISHORE SINGH S/O LATE RAMESH SINGH R/O VILL.- GODHIYARI, P.S. PHULPARAS BLOCK PHULPARAS, SUB DIVISION-PHULPARAS, DISTT.- MADHUBANI ----- PETITIONERS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, MADHUBANI 3. SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, WESTERN CANAL KOSI AT DARBHANGA 4. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER WESTERN KOSI CANAL JHANJHARPUR DISTT.- MADHUBANI 5. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, WESTERN KOSHI CANAL JHANJHARPUR 6. JUNIOR ENGINEER, WESTERN KOSI CANAL JHANJHARPUR, DISTT.- MADHUBANI ----- RESPONDENTS ----------- 2 12.7.2010 Petitioners who are 13 in numbers have come to this Court against the manner in which a tributary is to be created from the Goriyari Water Canal which is to be carved out from Sinjhaulia sub canal in the village of Hariyari, Block Phulparas, District Madhubani. The petitioners’ after notice under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act have filed an objection praying therein that the Water Irrigation Department and the Koshi Minor Irrigation Department may consider whether it is possible to shift the canal by some 50 to 60 yards on the ground that the proposed canal is going through the 2 centre of the village and will disrupt the ecology as it has orchards of mango and mahogany trees. It is submitted that on either side of the village, there is agricultural land which would benefit by shifting of the canal. It is for the Minor Irrigation Department and the Engineers looking after the Koshi Project to consider the viability of shifting the proposed canal. The objection filed by the petitioners may be referred by the Land Acquisition Officer to the Department aforesaid before he disposes of the objections filed on behalf of the petitioners. A copy of this order may be handed over to Mr. Kumar Malendu, A.C. to A.A.G. VIII to be sent o the Principal Secretary, Minor Irrigation Department and the Special Officer, Land Acquisition, Western Canal, Koshi at Madhubani. It goes without saying that without disposal of the objections no steps can be take under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)