IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1281 of 2010 1. INDRADEV PAL S/O LATE RAM PRASAD PAL R/O VILL.- PARMESHWARPUR P.O. SIKRAUL LAKH P.S. SIKRAUL LAKH, DISTT.- BUXAR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH SECRETARY LAND REFORMS BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE COMMISSIONER, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, BUXAR 4. THE DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, BUXAR 5. THE DISTRICT LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, BUXAR 6. THE CIRCLE OFFICER NAWANAGAR, BUXAR ----------- 5. 25.02.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is the raiyat of Chak Plot No. 146 appertaining to Chak Khata No. 12/59 measuring an area of two acres and 60 decimals. He has filed this writ application asserting that portion of the aforesaid land has been taken by the respondents for widening of a village road which was laid in the year 2002. According to the counsel for the petitioner at the time of the laying of the road also petitioner had objected that his land should not be taken for widening purposes as he has not been paid compensation therefor. In this connection, petitioner has filed representation dated 1.4.2002 which is addressed to the Circle Officer, Nawanagar and is contained in Annexure-1 to this application. 3. Let the Circle Officer measure the raiyati lands of the aforesaid plot and demarcate the plot by putting stone pillars and if any portion of the aforesaid plot has been taken for the widening of the road the petitioner be paid compensation therefor as has been stated in paragraph 5 to 7 of the counter affidavit. The measuring exercise in compliance of my order be made by the Circle Officer, Nawanagar within two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and if he concludes that portion of the raiyati land of the petitioner has been taken for widening of the road then compensation for the land be paid to the petitioner within further two months. 4. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)