1. Counter affidavit by the State and rejoinder by the petitioners have been filed. With consent of parties, the writ petition has been heard for disposal at this stage itself.

2. Petitioners are residents of Bariyarpur Bazar, PS – Bariyarpur in the District of Munger. They apprehend not only their eviction from the lands which they were occupying over 5 to 6 decades but denial of compensation as well.

3. In the writ petition, they have asserted and which is not denied by the State, that they are in possession of the land in question and resided thereon for over 5 decades. A road overbridge across the railway line is to be made. State had sought to acquire the lands for the same. Land acquisition proceedings were initiated in respect of certain lands. Lands were acquired and 100% compensation paid but for part of the lands, which are also intended to be utilized for the said bridge, instead of acquiring them upon payment of compensation, enquiries have been started with regard to correctness or validity of the Jamabandis in favour of those persons. It is averred in the writ petition that this is solely for the purposes of forcefully evicting the petitioners from their lan