IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5988 of 2010 1. RAM PRASAD CHOUDHARY S/O RAGHUNANDAN CHOUDHARY R/O VILL.- KAJARAI, P.S.- NABINAGAR, DISTT.- AURANGABAD 2. RAJ MOHAN SINGH S/O CHARITAR SINGH R/O VILL.- MANGA BAR, P.S.- NABINAGAR, DISTT.- AURANGABAD 3. KAHESHWAR SINGH S/O LATE CHAIN SINGH R/O VILL.- KAJARAI, P.S.- NABINAGAR, DISTT.- AURANGABAD 4. HARI SINGH S/O CHAMARU SINGH R/O VILL.- KHAIRA, P.S.- NABINAGAR, DISTT.- AURANGABAD 5. SITA RAM NONIYA ALIAS CHAUHAN S/O SOMARU NONIYA R/O VILL.- KERKA, P.S.- NABINAGAR, DISTT.- AURANGABAD 6. RAM CHANDRA SINGH S/O LATE SHEO LAGAN SINGH R/O VILL.- KHAIRA, P.S.- NABINAGAR, DISTT.- AURANGABAD 7. HARGOVIND SINGH S/O KATWARU SINGH R/O VILL.- KHAIRA, P.S.- NABINAGAR, AURANGABAD 8. KESHARI DEVI W/O DEVA SINGH R/O VILL.- KHARIA KAMARUDDIN, P.S.- NABINAGAR, DISTT.- AURANGABAD 9. RAM SUNDER SINGH S/O LATE SHEO LAGAN SINGH R/O VILL.- KHAIRA, P.S.- NABINAGAR, AURANGABAD 10. MUNDRIKA PASWAN S/O LATE FAUJIDAR PASWAN R/O VILL.- MANGABAR, P.S.- NABINAGAR, AURANGABAD 11. KAMESHWAR YADAV S/O MOTI YADAV R/O VILL.- KHAIRA, P.S. NABINAGAR, DISTT.- ROHTAS 12. RAMDEO SAH S/O RAMPRIT SAH R/O VILL.- PIRAUTA, P.S.- NABINAGAR, DISTT.- ROHTAS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF LAND REFORMS, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, AURANGABAD 4. THE DISTRICT LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, AURANGABAD 5. THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, AURANGABAD 6. THE ANCHALADHIKARI, NABINAGAR, AURANGABAD ----------- 08.04.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners claim themselves to be the raiyat of the land detailed in paragraph 8 of the writ application, which has been acquired for the purpose of raising Nabinagar Thermal Power Project in the district of Aurangabad. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the 2 proposal to acquire such land has already been approved by the State Government together with the compensation amount payable to the owner of the aforesaid lands. In this connection, reference is made to the instructions of the District Magistrate, Aurangabad contained in Letter No. 521 (jk0) dated 15.7.2009, as contained in Annexure-4. 4. The writ application has been filed for a direction to the State- respondents, more particularly to the Land Acquisition Officer, Aurangabad to consider the request of the petitioners to examine their contention that they are the owners of the land detailed in paragraph 8 of this application which has already been acquired for the purpose of the Thermal Power Project and having examined the ownership document, they are required to be paid the compensation amount. 5. Having heard counsel for the petitioners and the State, I direct the petitioners to file a petition before the Land Acquisition Officer, Aurangabad annexing the photo copy of the title document in support of their contention that they are the owners of the lands detailed in paragraph 8 of the writ application and if the Land Acquisition officer is satisfied by perusing the title documents that the petitioners are the owner of the lands detailed in paragraph 8 of the writ application which has been acquired for the purpose of Thermal Power Project, Nabinagar then petitioners be paid compensation in terms of the provisions of the Act as early as possible, in any case, within a 3 reasonable time not exceeding three months from the date of filing of the petition. In this connection, petitioners should file their petition along with their document and a copy of this order before the Land Acquisition Officer within two weeks from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order and thereafter the Land Acquisition Officer should consider the request within another one month. 6. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)