The court directed respondent authorities to verify claims and decide on compensation for property damage as per relevant laws.

For Petitioner : Mr. K.P. Sahu, Advocate For State : Mrs. Akanksha Verma Dabhadker, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma Order on Board

02.07.2025

1. By way of this petition the petitioner is seeking for the following relief:-

“a. That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities consider the representation and to make payment of compensation amount of Rs. 10,00,000/- of damage of the property several fruits tree of the petitioner accordance with provision of the Land Damage and Property Act with interest within stipulated time, in the interest of justice.

b. That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities not to disturb for cultivating paddy, fruit tree and vegetable over their possession land for survival, in the interest of justice.

c. That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to allot the other lands to the petitioners for growing fruit free and cultivating paddy for residential purpose and rehabilitation purpose also before removing the petitioner’s land, in the interest of justice.”

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the respondent authorities have damaged the property in question of the various fruit tree and cultivating for the purpose of affixing electric wire and pole of the Jindal Power Plant and also cutting various fruit tree every time without any compensation and without any intimation and any knowledge given to the petitioners in absence of the petitioner which is completely illegal, erroneous and contrary to the law. He submits that when the petitioner approached the authorities for seeking to pay compensation of damaged his property of various fruits tree then the respondent authorities has forcefully paid low compensation of Rs. 20,600/- to the petitioner which is not satisfactory and also continuing cutting the fruit tree and damaging the property of the petitioner till today and due to this petitioner had made a huge loss of Rs. 10,00,000/- for damaging his property. Thereafter, the petitioner has requested and moved several representations to the respondent authorities for seeking granting compensation on account of damaged the property several fruit tree of the petitioner, but the respondent authorities have not taken any action upon representation of the petitioner and paid only compensation amount of Rs. 20,600/- to the petitioner till today.

3. Learned counsel for the State submits that he is ready to consider and decide the representation made by the petitioner after due verification as per law/rules/regulations.

4. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties and perused the record with rapt attention.

5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as after perusing the record available, this court directs the concerned respondent authority to decide the representation made by the petitioner after due verification as per rules and regulations.

6. With the aforesaid direction, the instant petition stands disposed of.