IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2383 of 2002 PRASHANT KUMAR SHARMA Versus THE UNION OF INDIA & ORS ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Gyanendra Kumar Shukla, Advocate. For the State : G.P -4 ----------- 3 16.11.2009 Learned counsel is permitted to add Vaishal Patliputra Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Sangh Limited as respondent through its Managing Director. In the instant writ application the petitioner prays for direction to the respondent to provide him an employment in view of the Govt. circular as well as directive of the Uniion Government. The petitioner states that nearly 8 kakthas of land bearing Khata No. 165, Khesra No. 25 situated within the Industrial Area of North Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority at Hajipur was acquired. The aforesaid land was standing in the name of his late father Tej Narayan Sharma. Learned counsel submits that the aforesaid land was handed over to the North Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority on the condition that an employment would be provided to one of the family member. The Managing Director, Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority in his letter dated 17.7.2000 addressed to the respondentno.3 , Managing Director Bihar Cooperative Milk Federation Produce Limited had recommended for giving employment to the petitioner on preferential basis as his land has been used for establishment of Milk Chilling Plant. Learned counsel submits that the persons whose land have been acquired would also come in the category of displaced person. In this respect he referred to a letter dated 15th January 1977 written by the Joint Secretary to the to the - 2 - Government of India in the Department of Industrial Development wherein it has been observed that it is very essential to give employment to a person who has given land on account of acquisition of land for the establishment of project in the Public Sector or in the Private Sector . The aforesaid letter dated 15.1.1977 is contained as annexure-1/A to the writ application. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent no.3 in which acquisition of the land of the petitioner for running Chilling Milk Plan has not been denied. However, in paragraph three it has been stated that Chilling Milk Plant is a unit of Vaishal Patliputra Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Sangh Limited and as such the aforesaid body should be impleaded as the respondent. Pursuant to the direction given by this Court the petitioner has been imp- leaded as respondent no.5. However, respondent no.3 has stated that only six acres of land was allotted to the Federation by North Bihar Development Authority, Muzaffarpur at Hajipur for setting up chilling centre vide letter no. 1973 dated 18.10.1985. No one appears for the respondent no.2. Counsel for the State is present. After going through the materials on record, this court observes that the petitioner may file a representation before the newly added respondent namely Vaishal Patliputra Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Sangh Limited for redressal of his grievance, as the same has set up chilling Milk Unit on the acquired land at Hajipur. In case the petitioner files a representation annexing all the relevant documents in support of his claim, the newly added respondent No.5 would dispose of the same in respect of employment by a speaking order within the period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. This writ application is disposed of - 3 - with the above observation. (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J) M.Rahman