IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15147 of 2001 RAM NARAIN SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 7. 9.4.2009 From the records it would appear that initially the petitioner came out with a case of acquisition of his land for construction of Sub-station by the authorities of Bihar State Electricity Board. The grievance of the petitioner was that he was a retired Military man and his land was used for construction of Power Sub- Station but without payment of any compensation by him. When the authorities of the Board have filed a counter affidavit and have explained that no portion of the land of the petitioner was acquired by the Board nor used in any manner, the petitioner has conveniently accepted this aspect in the rejoinder affidavit but has come out with a case that as two electric poles were pitched in his land, he would be entitled for payment of some compensation. His further case is that actually on account of pitching of these poles the value of utility of his land has been reduced. In such a situation the remedy for 2 the petitioner would be to approach the authorities under the Indian Telegraph Act which has been made applicable even in the case of user of land by the Electricity Board in terms of section 10 to 18 of the Electricity Act, 1910. There is a detailed mechanism and a forum is available in this matter and therefore, this writ application projecting the entire acquisition of the land by the Board is definitely misconceived and is accordingly dismissed with the aforementioned observation. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/