Mahendra Kumar Jaisawal v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (C) No. 814 of 2018 Mahendra Kumar Jaiswal, S/o Vishwanath Jaiswal, aged about 53 years, R/o Chakradhar Nagar, Raigarh, Tahsil and District Raigarh (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. Sunil Agrawal, S/o Radheyshyam Agrawal, aged about 53 years, R/o Gandhi Ganj, Tahsil Thana & Distt. Raigarh [C.G.] ---- Respondents For Petitioner : Shri N.K. Malviya, Advocate.

For State : Shri D.R. Minj, Dy. Govt. Advocate.

Order On Board 26/03/2018 (1) Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner's application under Section 33 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 for grant of compensation and rehabilitation is pending consideration since 23.5.2017 and, therefore, 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 competent authority is directed to consider and dispose of the

petitioner's application for grant of compensation and rehabilitation expeditiously preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. The petitioner is at liberty to make additional representation, if any. (4) With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition stands finally disposed of. Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge D/-