Public Interest Litigation on land acquisition and rehabilitation of displaced families was dismissed as the petitioner withdrew the application to pursue the matter through State authorities after noting surviving defects.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(PIL) No. 7199 of 2016
Hatia Bisthapit Pariwar Sammittee through its
president Pankaj Kumar Sahdeo, R/o, Dhurwa, Ranchi
….........Petitioner
Vrs.
6.The Heavy Engineering Corporation Ltd., Ranchi through its Chairman cum Managing Director, Dhurwa, Ranchi ….......... Respondents
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE APARESH KUMAR SINGH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B. B. MANGALMURTI For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajeev Kumar For the Respondents : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, G.P.V
05/06.09.2017 There are certain surviving defects, which have not been removed as yet. The instant Public Interest Litigation has been preferred by the petitioner claiming to be a committee of displaced families of Hatia for their rehabilitation. Though the pleadings are sketchy, but it appears from the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that the acquisition relates to 1960s. Petitioner had earlier also preferred W.P.(PIL) No. 2821 of 2015, which was rejected for non-compliance of the peremptory order dated 7.10.2015 as per the statement made at para 7 of the writ petition. The petitioner hope that the State would provide rehabilitation to the displaced who are definitely of the second or third generation of the beneficiaries of the award stating that some discussion have been done with the State authorities.
We however do not wish to make any comment on that in the background of the acquisition undertaken in 1960s itself and in the absence of any rehabilitation policy either on the record in relation to such acquisition. Learned counsel for the petitioner, after some argument has sought permission to withdraw this application in order to enable the petitioner to pursue the matter before the concerned State authorities.
Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
(Aparesh Kumar Singh, J.)
(B.B.Mangalmurti, J.)
A.Mohanty
Hatia Bisthapit Pariwar Sammittee
State of Jharkhand
Chief Secretary, the State of Jharkhand
Principal Secretary, Dept. of Revenue, Govt. of Jharkhand
Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi
District Land Acquisition Officer, Ranchi
Apareesh Kumar Singh
B. B. Mangalmurti
As recorded by the court registry
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