compensation is being computed by the authorities, the Secretary had issued a direction to compute the compensation/acquired the land under Land Acquisition Act, 189 4 (In short ‘the Act, 1894’), however, no such proceedings under the Act, 1894 has been initiated by the respondents. He contended that in the letter/memo dated 25.01.1999, the Collector has mentioned the land area of the land of four villages including village Thumsa, which is remaining to be compensated and instructions is sought for the rate of the land for computing the amount of compensation . He also submits that in the letter the reason assigned for non-making compensation is that the dispute is pending in the Court. He contended that the land of Thumsa as mentioned in the sale letter includes the land of petitioner also, from which it is apparent that till 1999, amount of compensation has not been computed with regard to land of petitioner. He next contended that similarly placed persons Bhikhari Lal Sahu and Smt. Ram Kunwar Bai, whose lands were situated at Village Jhilmila came under submerged area of Kodar Dam have filed writ petition raising grievance that they have not been paid the compensation. This Court vide order dated 29.08.2018 in WPC No.1053 of 2013 has passed the order directing the State authorities to take immediate steps to compute the compensation amount and to pay the interest from the date of dispossession till the amount is paid. He submits that after passing of the order, respondent authorities have initiated the proceedings determining the amount of compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (in short ‘the Act of 2013’), therefore, in the facts of the case, case of petitioner is also
