Advocates:
['KAMAL KISHORE PATEL', '', 'Palak Jindal', 'A G']

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NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR

WPC No. 4521 of 2021

1. Bhakku S/o Thuru, Aged About 65 Years, R/o Village Barhaguda, Tehsil

Dabhra, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh., District : Janjgir-

Champa, Chhattisgarh

2. Bandhan S/o Ronsay, Aged About 49 Years, R/o Village Barhaguda,

Tehsil Dabhra, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh., District : Janjgir-

Champa, Chhattisgarh

---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Department of Revenue and

Disaster Management, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan Raipur, District

Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. State of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Department of Water

Resource, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan Raipur, District Raipur,

Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Collector Janjgir-Champa, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh.,

District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh

4. Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Dabhra, District Janjgir-Champa

Chhattisgarh., District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh

---- Respondents

WPC No. 4590 of 2021

1. Jagatram S/o Bodhram, Aged About 61 Years, Resident of Village

Bilaigadh, Tehsil Dabhra, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh., District

: Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh

2. Bhuru S/o Nanhuram Kewat, Aged About 61 Years, Resident of Village

Bilaigadh, Tehsil Dabhra, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh.

3. Bihari S/o Puniram Kewat, Aged About 51 Years, Resident of Village

Bilaigadh, Tehsil Dabhra, District Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh.

4. Ramshila Wd/o Ramgopal, Aged About 48 Years, Resident of Village

Bilaigadh, Tehsil Dabhra, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh.

5. Jhanakram S/o Bodhram Kewat, Aged About 51 Years, Resident of

Village Bilaigadh, Tehsil Dabhra, District Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh.

6. Nirsundar S/o Bhagatram, Aged About 65 Years, Resident of Village

Bilaigadh, Tehsil Dabhra, District Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioners

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Department of Revenue and

Disaster Management, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Raipur, District

Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. State of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Department of Water

Resource, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Raipur, District Raipur

Chhattisgarh.

3. Collector Janjgir-Champa, District Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh.

4. Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Dabhra, District Janjgir-Champa

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Chhattisgarh.

5. Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division Raigarh, District Raigarh

Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents

For Petitioners –

Mr. Surfaraj Khan and Mr. Kamal Kishore Patel, Advocates

(in WPC No.4590 of 2021), Mr. T.K. Jha, Advocate (in WPC No.4521 of 2021).

For State-respondents – Mr. S.C. Verma, Advocate General, Mr. Chandresh

Shrivastava, Deputy Advocate General and Ms. Sameeksha Gupta, Panel

Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice

Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant

Order on Board

15-11-2021

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It is submitted that the petitioners in both the cases are recorded owners

of the land which was acquired by the respondents for construction of Kalma

Barrage. The compensation has been determined by respondent No.4 and

awards have been passed by order dated 02-06-2021 and by order dated 28-

01-2021. The petitioners in both the cases have grievance that in the passing

the impugned awards respondent No.4 has committed mistake which is in the

matter of error in calculation of compensation. Section 33 of the Right to Fair

Compensation & Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation &

Resettlement Act, 2013 (in short 'the Act, 2013') empowers the respondent

No.4 to correct any clerical or arithmetical mistake. The petitioners filed

representations praying to amend the award which are pending without any

decision. In similar cases the Land Acquisition Officers of other districts have

passed the amended award and granted relief to the persons affected.

Reliance has been placed on the j