BIDESH MAHTO @ BIDESH CHANDRA MAHTO Vs. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
LAWS(JHAR)-2017-1-204
HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND
Decided on January 17,2017

Bidesh Mahto @ Bidesh Chandra Mahto Appellant
VERSUS
THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Respondents

JUDGEMENT

APARESH KUMAR SINGH,J. - (1.) Heard counsel for the parties.
(2.) Petitioners seek a direction upon the respondent authorities for issuance of Vikas Pustika in their names under the State Rehabilitation Policy, 2012. Petitioners contend that their cases fall under the category of displaced persons as their cultivable land has been acquisitioned for the purposes of construction of Swarnarekha Multipurpose Project, Chandil over a period of time. Petitioners have lost all the landed property except the dwelling houses. Petitioners claim to have applied for issuance of Vikas Pustika before the Rehabilitation Officer, Swarnarekha Multipurpose Project, Chandil (Annexure-2) is evidenced in support thereof.
(3.) The Circle Officer, Nimdih has undertaken the verification and submitted his report to the Rehabilitation Officer vide letter no. 182 dated 17th April, 2010 Annexure-3 containing a list of displaced persons of Village-Muru who are entitled to receive the Vikas Pustika and rehabilitation grant. Except petitioners Fatik Mahato and another in W.P. (C) No. 6412 of 2016, names of other petitioners in respective writ petitions do appear in the letter dated 17th April, 2010. According to learned counsel for the petitioners names of Fatik Mahto and another copetitioner were also identified in an exercise conducted by the Circle Officer, Nimdih. Petitioners have therefore approached this Court for redressal of their grievances. It is submitted that in similar circumstances, this Court has been pleased to direct the Respondent authorities to consider the representation of said persons seeking rehabilitation, in accordance with law, by passing a speaking and reasoned order such as Annexure-4 judgment passed in WPC No. 6652/2012.;


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