CWP No.820/2002 9.1.2008: Present: Mr. B.S. Ranjan, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Meenakashi Sharma, Deputy Advocate General for the respondents. It has specifically come in the reply that the Department had already acquired the land measuring 9-11 bighas i.e. 0-71-87 hectares for the purpose of construction of the road. It has further come in the reply that up-till now only 0-39-10 hectares land has been used out of the acquired land and remaining land i.e. 0-32-77 hectares is still in occupation of the petitioner which is to be utilized by the Department during the widening of the road in due course of time. The land has been acquired in the year 1984 and a compensation of Rs.29,446.32 has already been paid to the predecessor-in-interest of the petitioner and other co-sharers as per the details mentioned in Annexure R-II. Mr. Ranjan submits that the respondents have caused damage to the land of the petitioner while constructing the road. The petitioner has not given the details of the land, which according to him has been damaged by the respondents while constructing or widening of the road, however, the petitioner is permitted to make a representation to respondent No.2 for the redressal of his grievance. The representation be made within a period of two weeks. Respondent No.2 is directed to decide the representation of the petitioner in a just and fair manner within a period of two weeks after the receipt of the same. He is further directed to visit the spot himself and verify whether any damage has been caused to the land of the petitioner, which has not been acquired by the Department. The Executive Engineer, H.P. Public Works Department, Division Theog, District Mandi, H.P. on the basis of the spot inspection coupled with the pleas raised in the representation, if comes to the conclusion that damage has been caused to the land of the petitioner during the construction or widening of the road, the petitioner will be paid the compensation for the same. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. January 9, 2008 (Rajiv Sharma ), J. *Awasthi*