IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.149 of 2010 1. PRASADI MAHTO S/O LATE LOKA MAHTO R/O VILL.- MEHARPAR, P.S.- BIHARSHARIF (LAHERI), DISTT.- NALANDA 2. RAMJI MAHTO S/O LATE LOKA MAHTO R/O VILL.- MEHARPAR, P.S.- BIHARSHARIF (LAHERI), DISTT.- NALANDA VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE COLLECTOR NALANDA NAMELY SANJAY KUMAR AGRAWAL 2. SRI AJAY KUMAR, THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER NALANDA AT BIHARSHARIF ----------- 04 17.02.2010 The Land Acquisition Officer, Nalanda at Biharsharif is personally present in this Court. Learned counsel for the State produces a sanction letter dated 16.02.2010, issued by the Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board sanctioning payment of money amounting to Rs.3,30,189/- to the petitioner in compliance of orders passed in First Appeal No.416 of 1987, which was disposed of on 27.03.2009 by this Court. In my view, this is mere lip service. The payment has to be ensured to the petitioner within three months of the judgment, even today only sanction is being shown. The Land Acquisition Officer, Nalanda at Biharsharif undertakes to this Court that within 10 days from today full payment to the satisfaction of petitioner would be made. On this undertaking, these proceedings are closed. Trivedi (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)