ORDER

Vide notification dated 11.02.1987 issued under Section 4(1) of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (in short "the Act'), the Central Government gave notice of its intention to prospect for coal in Revenue Village Gopalpur, District Sundergarh, Orissa. This was followed by Notification dated 27.07.1987 under Section 7(1) giving notice of intention to acquire the notified land. Finally, Section 9 notification dated 10.07.1989 was issued by which the notified lands got vested in the Central Government. Vide notification dated 20.03.1993 issued under Section 11 of the Act, all rights in the acquired lands were vested in the Mahanadi Coal Field Ltd., appellant herein w.e.f 17.11.1991. The affected land owners claimed compensation and rehabilitation and finally moved the High Court of Orissa by way of W.P.(C) No.11463/2003 which was disposed of on 13.11.2006 titled "Mathias Oram & Ors. v. Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd. & Anr." which is the impugned judgment.

2. When the matter came up for hearing before this Court on 19.07.2010, former Judge of the Orissa High Court, Justice A.K. Parichha was appointed as Chairman of the Commission along with two other officers