IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8895 of 2010 1. PHULMATI KUER W/O LATE RAMUGRAH TIWARY R/O VILL.- EKHLASHPUR, P.S. BHABHUA, DISTT.- KAIMUR, A/P VILL.- MUBARAKPUR, P.S. MOHANIA, DISTT.- KAIMUR (BHABHUA) ----- PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE KAIMUR (BHABHUA) 3. ADDL. COLLECTOR, KAIMUR (BHABHUA) 4. DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER KAIMUR (BHABHUA) 5. LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER KAIMUR (BHABHUA) ----- RESPONDENTS ----------- 3 19.7.2010 A Land Acquisition Proceeding is pending in the name of Bikarma Pandey. Bikarma Pandey died after the award was prepared. The petitioner who is the daughter of Bikarma Pandey approached the Additional Collector, stating therein that the lands in question had been gifted to the petitioner by her father by a registered document dated 13.11.1990. It is said that the second daughter of Bikarma Pandey had executed a deed of relinquishment in favour of her sister. The petitioner is aggrieved by the fact that despite the application filed by her on 22.12.2003 no steps are being taken by the Additional Collector to dispose of the petitioner’s application although the Additional Collector had obtained the opinion of his counsel in the year 2005 which was purportedly in favour of the petitioner. I accordingly direct that the Additional Collector should dispose of the application of the petitioner after considering all the facts. In any event of the matter, the petitioner along with her sister would be entitled to half the award amount in view of the law of inheritance. I, therefore, direct that the Additional Collector may dispose of the application after giving notice to the sister namely 2 Draupadi Devi who has allegedly filed Title Suit claiming half the property of her father. The application should be disposed of within a period of three months on appearance of Draupadi Devi. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)