Jaishree Shukla v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (C) No. 714 of 2018 Jaishree Shukla, W/o Chandrahas Shukla, aged about 56 years, R/o Rajendra Nagar, Bilaspur, Tahsil and District Bilaspur [C.G.] ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State of Chhattisgarh, through the Secretary, Department of Revenue & Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Thana Naya Raipur, Tah. & Distt. Raipur [C.G.]

2. The Collector and Officiating Deputy Secretary of State of Chhattisgarh, Collectorate District of Raigarh, Thana, tahsil & Distt. Raigarh (C.G.)

3. Sub Divisional Officer [Revenue-cum-Land Acquisition Officer, Raigarh, Tahsil and District Raigarh [C.G.]

4. The Tahsildar, Tahsil of Pusore, Office of Tahsildar, Thana Pusor, Tahsil Pusor, Distt. Raigarh [C.G.]

5. General Manager, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, Talaipali [ Coal Mining Project : Railway Line] Thana Gharbhoda, Tahsil & District Raigarh [C.G.]

6. Kasturi, D/o Amar Singh, aged about 56 years,

7. Parkhit, S/o Heeralal, aged about 39 years,

8. Saraswati, D/o Heeralal, aged about 42 years,

9. Satwati, D/o Heeralal, aged about 36 years, From Respondents No. 6 to Respondents No. 9 are R/o Village Kotarlia, Tahsil and District Raigarh [C.G.] ---- Respondents For Petitioner : Shri N.K. Malviya, Advocate.

For State : Shri Ratan Pusty, Govt. Advocate.

Order On Board 28/03/2018 (1) Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner may be permitted to make representation before the Collector under Section 33 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,

2013 (henceforth 'Act, 2013') for grant of compensation and rehabilitation and the same may be directed to be decided expeditiously.

(2) Prayer appears to be fair and reasonable and accordingly the same is allowed. (3) Be that as it may, the petitioner is at liberty to make appropriate representation for grant of compensation & rehabilitation before the Collector. In the eventuality of filing such a representation, the Collector shall consider and dispose of the same expeditiously in accordance with law preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order after hearing the affected parties. (4) With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition stands finally disposed of. Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge D/-