Smt. Chain Bai v. South Eastern Coalfield Limited,

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2492 of 2018 • Smt. Chain Bai, D/o Late Shri Somar, Aged About 56 Years, Caste Gond, R/o C/o Rajesh Paswan, Banki Colon,y Quarter No.3/3, Police Station Banki Mongra Tahsil Katghora District Korba, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. South Eastern Coalfield Limited, Through General Manager, South Eastern Coalfield Limited Area Korba, Post Office Korba, Colliery, District Korba, Chhattisgarh

2. Collector, Korba, District Korba, Chhattisgarh

3. Land Acquisition Officer/ Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Katghora, District Korba, Chhattisgarh

4. Nodal Officer (Revenue), South Eastern Coalfield Limited, Area Korba, Post Office Korba, Colliery District Korba, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner Shri S. K. Kushwaha, Advocate For Respondent-State Shri Shashank Thakur, GA For Respondent-SECL Shri H. B. Agrawal, Senior Advocate with Ms.

Deepali Dubey, Advocate Hon'ble Justice Mr. Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 11/09/2018 1.

Learned Senior counsel appearing for the respondent SECL would submit, at the outset, that the compensation payable to the petitioner on account of acquisition of her land under the provisions of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (for short 'the Act, 1957'), the amount of

compensation has been deposited and this fact has already been informed to the petitioner's counsel, who had served a legal notice on the SECL.

2.

In view of the statement made, the petitioner is permitted to withdraw the amount of compensation deposited by the SECL with the concerned Land Acquisition Officer. If the petitioner is not satisfied with the amount of compensation offered, she would be at liberty to move appropriate application before the Tribunal constituted under Section 14 of the Act, 1957 for enhancement of the amount of compensation.

3.

The writ petition stands disposed of with the above observation. Sd/- Prashant Kumar Mishra Judge Nirala