Hukum Sai v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (C) No.41 of 2018

1. Hukum Sai Son Of Ramsundar Aged About 73 Years R/o Village Shivnagar, Police Station And Tahsil Premnagar, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh.

2. Mohar Sai, Son Of Amar Sai, Aged About 45 Years R/o Village Shivnagar, Police Station And Tahsil Premnagar, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh.

3. Dharam Sai, Son Of Amar Sai, Aged About 43 Years R/o Village Shivnagar, Police Station And Tahsil Premnagar, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh.

4. Devprasad, Son Of Rupan, Aged About 50 Years R/o Village Shivnagar, Police Station And Tahsil Premnagar, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh.

5. Shivnath Singh, Son Of Baiga Ram, Aged About 45 Years R/o Village Shivnagar, Police Station And Tahsil Premnagar, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh.

6. Thakur Ram, Son Of Mahesh, Aged About 60 Years R/o Village Shivnagar, Police Station And Tahsil Premnagar, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Revenue, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. The Collector, Surajpur, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh.

3. The Sub Divisional Officer/ Land Acquisition Officer, Surajpur, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh.

4. The Tahsildar, Premnagar, Tahsil Premnagar, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh.

5. The National Highway Authority Raipur, National Highway No. 130, Bilaspur- Ambikapur Road,

6. The Sub Divisional Officer (P.W.D.), Premnagar, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh.

--- Respondents

For Petitioners : Mr. A.N. Pandey, Advocate For State : Mr. B. Gopa Kumar, Deputy Advocate General Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 10/01/2018 (1) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners' land has been acquired by respondent authorities, but in lieu of which neither land has been given nor compensation has been paid to them, against which they have made representation before the respondent authorities, but the same has not been considered and decided till now and, therefore, direction may be issued to the said authority to decide the same expeditiously. (2) Prayer appears to be fair and reasonable.

(3) Be that as it may, the Collector, Surajpur is directed to consider and decide the petitioners' representation in accordance with law after hearing the parties expeditiously within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. (4) With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition stands finally disposed of. No order as to costs.

Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge L/-