^.^,r/- •:< BEFORE THE HON'BLEI-IIGHCOURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR^ CIVIL REVISION N0. ^ 0. 12009. ^mojs gen^l APPLICANT N.R.K. Pillai, aged about- 60 years, S/o. late K.K. Nair, R/o. \9^pl\'.yP^ Triiriurti Bhawan, Rest House ^.^"^^^' Road, Dantewada, District- ..;.-•"" .,0>'"'.' .. •*••" ^A^ J'" ^ \ ^^ •" ^w$.^ Dantewada (C.G.) ^^ O^A-" VERSUS RESPONDENTS 1.: Land Acquisition Officer/ Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Dantewada, District- Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) 2. Executive Engineer, PWD, Bridge Construction Division, Jagdalpur (Chhattigarh) 3. Collector, Dantewada, District- Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) 4. First Additional District Judge, Bastar at Jagdalpur, District- Bastar (Chhattisgarh) CIVIL REVISION U/S. 115 _OF_CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE R^N. SEC. 18 (3) OF THE LAND ACQUISITION ACT. 1994 _.__^ ^ y} Y, OF AT B»=ASPlffi CIV8L N0. 98 OF 2009 APPUCANT N.R.K. PIEiaI Versys Land Acqujsltjon Officer/Sub Divjsional Offlcer (Revenue), Distt. Dantewada & others. C3V3L SECTION 115 OF THE CODE OF CSV!L PROCEDURE R/W SEC. 18(31 OF THE L.AND ACQUISITION ACT. 1994 (Slnale Bench: Hon'bte IVir. N.K. Aaarwal. JJ Present : Ms. Naushina Afrin ASi, counsei for the appllcant. Ns. Sangeeta Mishra, P.L. forthe State. ORALORDER (Passed on 18th day of November, 2009) The Instant revisson Is directed against the order dated 06- 06-2009 passed by the Coiiector, (South Bastar), Dantev^ara (C.G.) En Revenue Case No. 103/01-121/07-08 whereby and whereunder an appiicatjon under Sectlon 18of the Land Acqulsjtion Act, 1894 prsferred by the applfeant herein has been dismissed hoiding that the offer of compensation made by the iearned Land Acquisition Offlcer Is just and proper. 2. It is trite law that upon recelpt of appijcation under Section 18 of the Land Acqulsjtjon Act, the oniy jurlsdjctlon vested in the Coilector is to see whether or not the appjication Is made withln the parameters .of Secfion 1 8 and If st so, then to refer the same to the Distnct Court of the concerned Dlstrlct for Its declsion on rnerits. The Co.'jsctor has no jurisdlction to pass any order on merits of the matter, therefore, the orde.r impugned Is bad in lav^ and is hereby set aside. ^ Kvr !\^ 3. The matter is remitted back to the Coiiector, Dantewara to declde the appllcatEon of the appiicant afresh, In accordance wlth law on jts own merits. 4. !n view of the above, the revlsion Is allovved, No order costs. Sd/- N. K. Agarwal Judge