IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13762 of 2010 Sri Paras Nath Singh, son of Sri Kishori Singh, village Fatehpur, PS Didarganj, District Patna – Petitioner. Vs. 1) The State of Bihar, 2) The Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna. 3) The Collector, Patna. 4) The D.C.L.R. Patna. 5) The Circle Officer, Sadar Patna. 6) The District Land Acquisition Officer, Patna. 7) The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna – Respondents. 3 23.9.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the State counsel and the counsel representing the Electricity Board. The lands bearing Khata no. 280, khesra no. 1174 measuring 2.79 decimals and Khata no. 327, khesra no. 1097 measuring 11 decimals were part of a land acquisition proceeding. The petitioner claims that these lands belong to him whereas the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the State controverts the statements made on behalf of the petitioner by stating that the lands have been recorded as Ghair Mazrua Aam land and that the petitioner failed to show any document of title to substantiate his claim that the lands belong to him. The case of the petitioner is that the lands in question was settled by the ex-landlord in the year 1956 the petitioner, whereas the petitioner has not produced any document of settlement before this court. The only document that the petitioner has is the land possession certificates supposedly issued by the Circle Officer on 9.9.2008 and 27.4.2010. The submission on behalf of the petitioner is that the 2 Land Acquisition Officer ought to have made an enquiry. The petitioner has filed an application before the Land Acquisition Officer in Case No. 7/2008-09 claiming that he should be paid 80% compensation amount. The application has neither been allowed nor rejected. The Land Acquisition Officer is directed to pass on that application either accepting the claim of the petitioner or rejecting it so that the petitioner may take appropriate steps in accordance with law. The petitioner will have the liberty to file a fresh application within six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order which should be disposed of within six weeks thereafter by the Land Acquisition Officer. If it is found that the petitioner has title over the lands in question, then legal consequence of such a finding will follow. This writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. haque ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)