High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPC/380/2020disposed off

Prabhulal v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2020-01-28Hon'Ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy2 pages

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (C) No.380 of 2020

1. Prabhulal S/o Shri Manbodh Ram Sahu Aged About 61 Years

2. Sharvan Kumar S/o Shri Manbodh Ram Sahu Aged About 58 Years

3. Dukhuram S/o Shri Manbodh Ram Sahu Aged About 50 Years

4. Shanker Sahu S/o Shri Manbodh Ram Sahu, Aged About 45 Years

5. Smt. Manbai D/o Shri Manbodh Ram Sahu Aged About 55 Years

6. Smt. Sushila Bai D/o Shri Manbodh Ram Sahu Aged About 48 Years

7. Pramlal S/o Shri Sunderlal Sahu Aged About 32 Years

8. Lekhram S/o Shri Sunderlal Sahu Aged About 28 Years Common Address: Village Shyam Tarai Post Bhathgaon Tahsil and District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh.

---Petitioner(s)

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Revenue and Public Work Department Mahanadi Bhawan Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Sub Divisional Officer Cum Land Acquisition Officer Dhamtari, Dhamtari Chhattisgarh.

3. National Highway Authority of India Through Its Project Director Pariyojana Karanavayan Ekai A/7, V.I.P. Estate Shanker Nagar, Raipur Chhattisgarh. ---Respondents For Petitioners :

Shri Rakesh Dubey, Advocate.

For State :

Shri Vivek Ranjan Tiwari, Addl. Advocate General. For Respondent 3 :

Shri B.Gopa Kumar, Assistant Solicitor General. Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 28.01.2020 1.

The limited relief sought for by the petitioners in this petition is for an appropriate direction to the respondents to consider and decide the claim of the petitioners so far as grant of compensation for the land belonging to the petitioners which stands acquired by the respondents for the purpose of construction/widening of the National Highway. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there is already an award in favour of the petitioners dated 30.11.2017 (Annexure P/2), but till date they have not received any compensation.

Given the said limited dispute that the petitioners have raised, let the petitioners approach the respondent No.2 by making detailed

-2representation within a period of 10 days from today, and the respondent No.2, in turn, shall process and verify the claim of the petitioners and take an appropriate steps within a further period of 90 days. In case, if the petitioners found entitled for the compensation, the same also should be released at the earliest.

The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge inder