JUDGMENT :

Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.

This writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for quashing order dated 18.02.2013 whereby representation of the petitioner has been rejected; and for direction upon the respondents to reconsider the matter of appointment of petitioner no. 2 whose lands have been acquired by the respondent-Railway for laying Railway Track.

2. The brief facts of the case is that the agricultural land of the writ petitioners was acquired for the purpose of laying railway track and for the aforesaid purpose, L.A. Case No. 08 of 1980-1981 was filed before the District Land Acquisition Officer, Dhanbad, in which, notice was issued to the writ petitioners stating therein that 09.68 acres of land is going to be acquired for the purpose of railway track and if they have any objection, they may file objection over their claim.

3. It is the case of the petitioners that several villagers including the writ petitioners raised objection for laying of railway track on their land as a result the higher authorities of respondents-railways assured them to provide employment against the land acquired. But, when for a long period of time no action was take