^; w>< :BWJ®PyR SINGLEB6NCH HON'BLE SHRI S.R. NWYAK. CJ. VmiTPEtmONISto.19<MOF2004 PETITIONER Smt Verortka Ektea Wte hto Shri EdwaKlfikka, ^sdaboutS&ywre, R/o VillagjB Punjipdhra, Boaid Tamnar, Tahsil Gharghoda, Dist: Ralgarh(C.G.) RBSPONDENTS Vereus 1. 2. 3. 4. StateofGhhattogarti Thro^ghSeeretaryHomslttlinlsby, DKS Bhawan Raipur, Dlst. Raipur ^•G-) ~ The Goltector, Raigarh Distt.Raigarh(C.G.) The Sub Dnrislonal CTBcer, Gharghoda Dlst: Raigarh (C.G.) Jiiidallron&Steel, ThroughMansulnffBiiector Jhi^teon&StBel, Industrial Araa t^ugarti Dist:Ralgafh^^ Preseht: Stiri P.Diwaker.leamsdSr.AdweeatevwthShriAnoop Majumdar, teamedcounsetfertti»pefflioner. Shri SanjayS. Agrawal, teamed G.A. fertheStaW respondent1,2&3. ShriPrashantMishra.teamedSr.MMoedewiBiShTiS.RJ. Jaiswal, teamed counsetIoF resporident No. 4. ORALOKSER ' . (Passed bnS?nd(^,2006) This writ petttion is tetally misconeeiv®dand not mrintainaMe. By filing this wrtt prtiUon, Uie prtiUoner tras sought fbr a dlractton to the Land AcquisiUon Offlcer and State AuthoriUw to feaasessttismarketvalueof the subjectlandprop8rly,"preferablybyaRlnilependiBntagMic/'ai^to grant hjghercompensaUon. There is no ctispute beh»e<m s partes ttiatt the sufcgect land has brien acquind ^the^tate for a^pt^te purp<^ )n exercise of its eminent ctomaln pcwer undw ttie prwlstwis of the Land Acquisition Act^ 1894 <forshort "Vhe Acf). The Aet is a eode In teetf is ^ ...ty^awSevsStS regards legat remeclies. If the computaSon of ttie eompensaUon determined by the Land ^quisition Officer is not aeceptable to the petlUoner/ owner, she coutd have sought reference under Sedion 18 of the Act to the C'lvil Court forhigher rate 6f eompeBsatton. ^ainst tha award, that may be passed by th®Chrtl Court on rsfeFence, the Ad provides two successwe appeals, one to thls Gourt and ttie oBiar to ttie Supreme Court. The relief sought by the peflfloner cannot b8 flRmtBd under Article 226 of the Constltutton. 2. It wasalso noteed fromthe recoidsttiatthe p^Saner hasalpMKty sought reference under Sectton 18of the Act and ths Mmetffls laeen referred to the Civll Court It is quite curious that netiniltetmdto®the reference to the Ghnl Court, the peffltonap ta»chosen to flle ttris writ petition. TheachtedgreyndterejecflhewritpeUUonisttratthepetitfawr cannotbepermit^topursuetwopa(atlelremedies,onebefBrethe<31vJI Courtandoflierbef6rettifsCourtunderAi'ttcle226ofth8Con^tuton. 3. 1n the resutt, the writ peUSon Isdismissed. No eoste. Sd/- ChiefJustice c^''- > ^^