WP(C) 1612/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. Rofique, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Baruah, le arned Central Govt. counsel appearing for the respondent Nos.1 to 5 as well as M r. Talukdar, learned Addl. Sr. Govt. Advocate, Assam appearing for the responden t No.6. The petitioner by the present petition is praying for a direction to the respondent BSF authority to appoint him in any Grade-IV post, in lieu of the la nd, contending that though the respondent BSF authority has taken over the posse ssion of the land in the year 2002 with assurance that the petitioner would be g iven appointment in any Grade-IV post, he has not been appointed and instead the proceeding for acquisition of the said land under the provisions of the Land Ac quisition Act, 1894 has been initiated by issuing the notification under Section 4(1) of the said Act, in the month of October, 2010, by registering L.A. Case N o.13/04-05. The petitioner, therefore, prays for a direction to the respondent B SF authority to provide him employment. Admittedly the proceeding for acquisition of the said land has been init iated by the Collector under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, f or which the compensation payable under the provisions of the said Act would def initely be paid to the petitioner. However, the claim of the petitioner for empl oyment in lieu of the land, cannot be accepted, since there cannot be a mode of employment in public service by offering the land. That being the position, I do not find any merit in the writ petition to entertain the same and hence the same is dismissed.