IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17852 of 2009 1. KRISHNA KUMAR SINGH S/O LATE UDAY NARAYAN SINGH @ LALAN SINGH R/O VILL.- MARAR SADGARA, P.S.- NABINAGAR, DISTT.- AURANGABAD 2. SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH S/O LATE UDAY NARAYAN SINGH @ LALAN SINGH R/O VILL.- MARAR SADGARA, P.S.- NABINAGAR, DISTT.- AURANGABAD 3. RAJENDRA SINGH S/O MUNSHI SINGH R/O VILL.- GHUJA, P.O.- MIRZAPUR, P.S.- MALI, DISTT.- AURANGABAD 4. NARSINGH SINGH S/O LATE NAND KESHWAR SINGH R/O VILL.- KHALILPUR JASOIYA, P.S.- Mali, DISTT.- AURANGABAD Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE LAND REFORM DIRECTOR, BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, AURANGABAD 4. THE DISTRICT LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, AURANGABAD 5. THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, AURANGABAD 6. THE ANCHLADHIKARI, NABINAGAR, AURANGABAD ----------- 2. 21.12.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed supplementary affidavit, which is taken on record. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners are the owner of the lands which has been acquired for the Thermal Power Project at Nabinagar in the district of Aurangabad. Details of the lands of the petitioners which has been acquired for the aforesaid purpose has been given in paragraph 11 of the writ application and paragraph 2 of the supplementary affidavit. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the proposal to acquire such land has already been approved by the State Government together with the compensation amount payable to the owner of the aforesaid lands. In this connection, reference is made to the instructions of the District Magistrate, Aurangabad contained in Letter No. 551 dated 11.4.2007, as contained in Annexure-4 to this application. This application has been filed for a direction to the State-respondents, more particularly to the Land Acquisition Officer, Aurangabad to consider the request of the petitioners to examine their contention that they are the owners of the land detailed in - 2 - paragraph 11 of the writ application and paragraph 2 of the supplementary affidavit which has already been acquired for the purpose of the Thermal Power Project and having examined the ownership document they are required to be paid the compensation amount. 3. Having heard the counsel for the petitioners and the State I direct the petitioners to file a petition before the Land Acquisition Officer, Aurangabad annexing the photo copy of the title document in support of their contention that they are the owners of the lands detailed in paragraph 11 of the writ application and paragraph 2 of the supplementary affidavit and if the Land Acquisition Officer is satisfied by perusing the title documents that the petitioners are the owner of the lands detailed in paragraph 11 of the writ application and paragraph 2 of the supplementary affidavit which has been acquired for the purpose of Thermal Power Project, Nabinagar then petitioners be paid compensation in terms of the provisions of the Act as early as possible, in any case, within a reasonable time not exceeding three months from the date of filing of the petition. In this connection petitioners should file their petition along with their document and a photo copy of this order before the Land Acquisition Officer within two weeks from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order and thereafter the Land Acquisition Officer should consider the request within another one month. 4. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)