High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPC/4276/2021disposed off

Ganga Prasad v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2021-10-28Hon'Ble Shri Justice Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant3 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR • Ganga Prasad S/o Shri Paremu Sen Aged About 55 Years R/o Village Sendh, Tahsil Arang District Raipur Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Revenue, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. Collector-Cum-OfÏciating Dy. Secretary (In Land Acquisition Matter) Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

4. SDO-Cum-Land Acquisition Aarang-Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner Mr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Advocate For Respondent /State Mr. Sudeep Agarwal, Dy. AG SB.: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant Order On Board 28/10/2021

1. Heard.

2. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the land belonging to the petitioner was acquired in the year 2015 by the respondents. The compensation for the same was also determined by respondent No.4 vide award dated 21.12.2015,

but the amount of compensation has not been deposited in the ofÏce of Land Acquisition Authority so far. The petitioner has approached respondent No.4 for disbursal of the compensation amount, regarding which, there is no response till now. Hence, this petition.

3. Learned counsel for the State opposes the submissions., however, he submits that appropriate orders be passed.

4. Considering the submissions of learned counsel for the parties as also that Section 77 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Settlement Act, 2013 clearly provides for immediate deposit of the amount of compensation, the matter has stretched from the year 2015 till today and the petitioner is still not having the fruits of the land acquisition proceedings, the petition is disposed off at motion stage. However, the petitioner would be at liberty to file a representation before respondent No.4 within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Respondent No.4 is thus directed to dispose off the representation made by the petitioner, at the earliest, preferably within a period of 60 days from the date of filing of the representation.

5. The petition is finally disposed off.

Sd/- ( Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant) Judge Shyna