IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8575 of 2011 1. ANIRUDHA KUMAR SON OF LATE RAMESHWAR CHAUDHARY, R/O- VILLAGE MACHALDIHA, P.S.- NALANDA, DISTT. NALANDA AT PRESENT L.I.G. 15/510, HANUMANNAGAR, KANKARBAGH, P.S.- PATRAKAR NAGAR, DISTT. PATNA. 2. BALO CHAUDHARY, S/O- LATE BENGALI CHAUDAHRY, R/O- VILLAGE POROJPUR, P.S.- ATRI, DISTRICT- GAYA AT PRESENT RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HARNICHAK BEHIND USHA GODOWN, ANISABAD. 3. ARUN KUMAR, S/O- NATHUN CHAUDHARY, R/O- MOHALLA KHANDAKPAR, P.S.- BIHAR, DISTRICT- NALANDA. 4. KISHORI CHAUDHARY S/O- SHRI DASRATH CHAUDHARY, R/O- VILLAGE LOND, P.S.- SIRDALLA, NAWADA. 5. RENU KUMARI W/O- LATE PURUSHOTTAM KUMAR, R/O- VILLAGE BAG DULHAN, P.S.- HAJIPUR, DISTRICT- VAISHALI. 6. MITHILESH KUMAR, S/O- GAYA RAM, R/O- M.I.G. 196, BAHADURPUR HOUSING COLONY, P.S.- AGAMKUAN, DISTT. PATNA. 7. DEVI DAYAL RAM, SON OF LATE HARIJANAM RAM, R/O- VILLAGE BUJRUTIHATA, P.S.- SIWAN, DISTRICT- SIWAN, AT PRESENT F-1 CHITRA COMPLEX, NANDANPURI AMBEDKAR PATH, KHAJPURA, P.S.- RAJIV NAGAR, PATNA-14. 8. DEVANAND SON OF SRI RAM NANDAN RAI, R/O- M.I.G. 116, HANUMAN NAGAR, P.S.- PATRAKAR NAGAR, DISTRICT- PATNA. 9. RAMJI PRASAD S/O- LATE RAMESHWAR PRASAD, C/O- BALDEO PRASAD SONI, R/O- VILLAGE RAGHUNANDAN PATH JANKINAGAR (HANUMAN NAGAR), BEHIND M.I.G.- 198, P.S.- PATRAKAR NAGAR, PATNA. 10. AJAY KUMAR AJAD, SON OF SHRIPATILAL RAI, R/O- HANUMANNAGAR (MAHAVIR NAGAR) P.S.- PATRAKARNAGAR, PATNA. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, PATNA DIVISION, PATNA. 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE-CUM-COLLECTOR, PATNA. 5. THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, PATNA. 6. THE DISTRICT LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, PATNA. 7. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR, LAND REFORMS, PATNA SADAR, PATNA. 8. THE CIRCLE OFFICER, SAMPATCHAK, DISTRICT- PATNA. 9. THE PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, PATNA THROUGH THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, BUDHA MARG, PATNA. 10. THE COMMISSIONER, PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, PATNA. 11. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DIVISION-F, PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, PATNA. 2 12. ADDITIONAL SECRETARY, REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. For the petitioners : Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ram Balak Mahto, A.G. ----------- 2 12.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Advocate General on behalf of the State. No body has appeared on behalf of the Patna Municipal Corporation. The present writ petition has been filed by 10 petitioners. They are aggrieved by the different notifications issued by the Government of Bihar as contained in Annexures-5 series and 6 series whereby part of land bearing Khesra No. 24, Thana No. 122, situated in village Bairiya, Pargana- Azimabad, P.S. Phulwarisharif, in the district of Patna have been acquired. It is the case of the petitioners that they belong to Scheduled Caste category and by reason of these notifications, they shall be rendered landless as small tracts of land purchased by them have been acquired. It is also the contention that they have not been noticed at any stage and that compensation amount for such acquisitions have also not been paid. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners would ventilate their grievances before the respondent Collector, Patna if this Court may direct/observe the said authority to consider and dispose of their representation in accordance with law expeditiously. 3 Learned Advocate General having regard to the said submission of the petitioner, does not object to the said prayer. Having considered the submissions, this Court disposes of the application by the following order:- Let the petitioners file detailed representation supported by all relevant documents together with a copy of the present order before the respondent Collector within four weeks from today. If a representation in the manner stated above is filed, the respondent Collector shall consider and dispose of in accordance with law as quickly as possible preferably within 10 weeks of its filing. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J)