Dilip S/O Shyamrao Wani And Others v. State Of Maharashtra, Through Its Secretary, Ministry Of Power And Electric Supply, Mumbai And 4

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.8387 OF 2019 Dilip S/o Shyamrao Wani and others ... Petitioners

Versus

State of Maharashtra and others ... Respondents Ms. Sunita Kulkarni, Advocate for Petitioners. Mr. Amit Madiwale, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 3 and 5. None for Respondent No.4, though served.

CORAM : NITIN JAMDAR & ANIL S. KILOR, JJ DATE : 2 FEBRUARY 2021 P.C. :

The Petitioners are residents of Village Selukate in District Wardha. Their grievance is that the Respondent No.4Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. has erected structures through their agricultural field for the purpose of the Tower of 400101200 KVD (Double Circuit Line Wardha Sancharan Transmission Line), but no compensation is paid to them. The Petitioners also make a grievance that their representations are not being considered and they are not being placed before the Committee constituted by the Circular dated 25 August 2015. 2.

The notice has been issued. No reply-affidavit is filed.

3.

The Petitioners' grievance that their land is acquired but no compensation is paid, has gone unchallenged. We have perused the Circular dated 25 August 2015, whereby a Four-Member Committee at the District Level is constituted. No other resolution is shown to us, whereby there is a modification in this Committee. The Circular on record also indicates the manner in which the Committee would take the decision.

4.

According to us, it will be appropriate if the case of the Petitioners is forwarded to the Collector, Wardha, who will, in turn, forward the same to the District Level Committee envisaged under the Circular dated 25 August 2015. If the Collector, Wardha has not constituted such Committee for the purpose of deciding the case such as of the Petitioners, the Collector will proceed to establish the same. In case the composition of the Committee is altered or some other Authority is entrusted with the task, the Collector will forward the case of the Petitioners to such Authority.

5.

The Petitioners will furnish the copies of his Petition-Memo to the Collector, Wardha within a period of three weeks from today. Thereafter the Collector, Wardha will proceed to refer the case of the Petitioners to the District Level Committee as above and if the Committee is not already established, will proceed to establish the Committee, which will take necessary decision at the earliest considering the fact that the grievance of the

Petitioners is from the year 2011.

6.

With these directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. (ANIL S. KILOR, J) (NITIN JAMDAR, J) Lanjewar Digitally signed by Prashant Lanjewar Date:

2021.02.08 17:48:15 +0530 Prashant Lanjewar