JUDGMENT :

RAJENDRA CHANDRA SINGH SAMANT, J.

1. This petition has been brought praying for issuance of appropriate writ against the respondent authorities, directing them to initiate proceeding for making acquisition of land belonging to the petitioners and also directing to determine compensation according to the present market value.

2. It is submitted by counsel for the petitioners that the father of the petitioners, namely, Dau Niranjanlal Gupta was owner of the land bearing khasra Nos. 967, 971, 975, 990/19 and 995/1, total measuring 3.62 acres, situated at Kasaridih Patwari Halka No. 64/1, Durg, District Durg. Father of the petitioners expired on 23.2.2010. Prior to that, the respondent authorities had taken possession of the land above-mentioned without drawing any acquisition proceeding and granting any compensation to the father of the petitioners. Later on, 2.81 acres of land was acquired by the respondent authorities in the year 1999 and 0.69 acres of land was returned to father of the petitioners. The remaining land, 0.12 acres is the disputed land, which is neither acquired nor returned to father of the petitioners. On the contrary, respondent No. 4 has constructed house