ORDER

1. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed against the order dated 29.7.2020 (Annexure P-1) passed by the Collector, Panna in Case No.26B/121/Year 2020-21 by dismissing the application filed by the petitioner under section 64 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

2. The controversy involved in the present case lies in narrow compass, therefore, it is not necessary to consider the facts of the case in detail. It is sufficient to mention that the land of the petitioners has been acquired and an award was passed on 9.10.2019, however, the application under section 64 of the Act, 2013 for reference was made before the Collector on 19.5.2020 which came to be dismissed by the impugned order dated 29.7.2020 passed by the Collector, Panna by holding that the application is barred by limitation.

3. Challenging the order passed by the Collector, it is submitted by Shri Dubey, counsel for the petitioner that the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 is beneficial legislation and the provision of reference has b