Umakant Pandey v. State Of Chhatisgarh

`NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (C) No.

of 201 Umakant Pandey, son of Shri Ramnarayan Pandey, aged about 38 years, resident of village Dongakohraund, Tahsil Pamgarh, Civil and Revenue District Janjgir Champa (C.G.) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary; Public Works Department(B/R), Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur (C.G.)

2. Collector, Janjgir, District Janjgir Champa (C.G.)

3. Land Acquistion Officer/Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Pamgarh, District Janjgir Champa (C.G.) ---- Respondents For Petitioners:

Mr. G.P. Mathur, Advocate. .

For Respondent/State:

Mr. B. Gopa Kumar, Dy. Advocate General.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board /0 2 /201 Heard.

(1) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that on the petitioner's land, road is being constructed by the respondents authorities but the compensation has not been paid to him. (2) Learned counsel for the State would submit that existing road is being reconstructed and no widening is being made by the respondents authorities.

(3) I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and considered their rival submissions made hereinabove and also gone

through the record with utmost circumspection. (4) Be that as it may, the petitioner is at liberty to make representation to the Collector for grant of compensation, which shall be considered by the Collector strictly in accordance with law. If the measurment is required to be made, the same shall be made in presence of the petitioner and thereafter the Collector shall proceed in accordance with law after hearing the affected parties expeditiously preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

(5) With the aforesaid observations, writ petition stands finally disposed of.

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