IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5514 of 2004 1.(a) Kamla Devi wife of Shri AjabLal Das 1(b)Subodh Kumar 1( c ) Amresh Kumar @ Ved Prakash Suman 1( d ) Chandan Kumar,all sons, of Ajab All Das (dead) R/o C/59, Mohalla Noorani Bagh Colony-5/B, P.S. Alamganj, District Patna ….Petitioners. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, P.W.D, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3.The Collector, Patna. 4.The Engineer-in-Chief, P.W.D, N.H. Division (Technical), Secretariat, Patna. 5.The Chief Engineer, Ganga Bridge, Project, Technical, Secretariat, Patna. 6.The Executive Engineer, Ganga Bridge, project, Gulzarbagh, Patna …..Respondents. ----------- 6 29.03.2011 Heard the parties. 2. Originally the present writ petition had been filed by one Ajab Lal Das, whose lands, besides others, is said to have been acquired by the respondents for the purpose of Ganga Bridge Project, by initiating Land Acquisition Case No. 38/70-71 . After death of aforesaid Ajab Lal Das, his heirs and legal representatives have been substituted in his place, who are present petitioners. 3. The grievance of the petitioners is that despite a scheme having been framed by the respondent State by notification No. 798 dated 20.6.1983 for rehabilitation of the displaced person , they have not been allotted any 2 plot of land and further prayer has been made that plot No. C/59 may be directed to be allotted to the petitioners. 4. Under the scheme of rehabilitation framed by the Respondent State, such displaced persons were required to submit their application in the prescribed form and certain conditions were required to be fulfilled for allotment of any plot of land by the State of Bihar and its officers. From the pleadings in the petition, this Court does not find that petitioners have ever submitted application in the prescribed form in response to notice issued by the competent authority. However, averment has been made that on the basis of oral assurance by the respondent Executive Engineer, they came in occupation of plot no. C/59. 5. Obviously oral assurance by any officer of the State of Bihar does not confer any legal right and title to the petitioners. On the basis of materials available on record, this Court is not in a position to issue any positive direction to the respondents for allotment of either plot no. C/59 or any other plot in favour of the petitioners. However, the petitioners are given liberty to raise their grievances before the respondent Chief Engineer, Ganga Bridge, Project (respondentno.5) by filing a detailed representation within a period of four weeks from today. If such a representation is filed by 3 the petitioners with a certified copy of the present order, then the respondent Chief Engineer shall be obliged to consider the same and shall dispose it of on its own merit by a speaking order by giving an opportunity of hearing to all concerned within a period of three months from the date of filing such representation.. 5. It is made clear that if the petitioners do not appear with a representation before respondent no.5 within the time prescribed by this Court and with a certified copy of this order, then it shall be construed that the present writ application stood finally rejected by this Court. 5. With the aforesaid observations and direction the application stands disposed of. Rahman (Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)