HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISG RH : BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (CLLIO. 192 OF g007 PEETTIONEg Municipa§ Corporatien. Korba, through Commissidner, Municipal Corporation, Sakai Nagar. Korba, District Kama (CG). Versus RESPGNDENTS 1. Coilector. District Korba (CG). 2. Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue)lLand Acquisition Officer, Korba (CG), 3 a. Shyamai’Maiik b. Sajai Malik c. Sujeet Maiik Respondents No.3 (a) to 3(c). son of Santosh Malik, Rio Durpa Road, Korba (CG). (Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitutien of india) Single Bench : Hon’ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Mr. Sanjay K. Agrawal with Mr. Sudeep Agrawal, caunse: far the petitioner. iiir. Shashank Thakur. Panel Lawyer for the State! respondents No.1, & 2, None appeare on behaif of the respondents No. 3 (a) to 3 (c) after having tiled vakalatnama. Present :- n this 4 February, 2909) (Passed o With the consent of learned counsel appearing for the parties, the petition is heard nnally. 2) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has made an application to the Collector for referring the matter to the District Judge under the provisions of Section 18 oi the Land Acquisition Act. 1894 (for short “the Act, 1894’), as the compensation has been determined by the Land Acquisition Officer is exorbitant when in cases of adjacent areas the compensation amount has been determined is much less. 3) Be that as it may, if an application has been made by the petitioner why the Collector should not pass the arder or refer the matter to the District Judge. 4) Learned counsei appearing for the State submits that there is no pie-condition to deposit the compensation amount befere referring the matter to the District Judge, 5) in View of that it is directed that the Coiiector shalt refer the matter to the District Judge under the provision of Sectien 18 of the Aot, 1894. 6) Accordingly. the writ petition stands disposed of. 7) Consequently. M.(W.).P.No.385/2007 alsostands disposed of. i Sci/- Satish K. Agnihotri .j Judge Sowri