2025:JHHC:19555 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (C) No. 1780 of 2025 ------ 1. Suraj Karmali, son of Basdev Karmali, resident of Village Charhi, near Shiv Mandir, P.O. & P.S. Charhi, District Hazaribag 2. Ajay Karmali, son of Basdev Karmali, resident of Village Charhi, near Shiv Mandir, P.O. & P.S. Charhi, District Hazaribag 3. Sandeep Karmali, son of Basdev Karmali, resident of Village Charhi, near Shiv Mandir, P.O. & P.S. Charhi, District Hazaribag .... .... …. Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand 2. Deputy Commissioner, Hazaraibag, Collectorate Building, P.O. & P.S. Sadar, District Hazaribag 3. Land Acquisition Officer, Hazaraibag, Collectorate Building, P.O. & P.S. Sadar, District Hazaribag 4. Project Director, NHAI, Project Implementation Unit, Hazaribag, Canary Hill Road, P.O. & P.S. Hazaraibag, District Hazaribag 5. Jitan Karmali, son of Gudani Karmali 6. Vinod Karmali, son of Dwarika Karmali 7. Jawahir Karmali, son of Bhuneswar Karmali Respondent nos.5-7 are residents of Village Charhi, P.O. & P.S. Charhi, District Hazaribagh .... .... .... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioners : Mr. Birendra Kumar, Advocate For the State : Ms. Komal Tiwari, A.C. to A.G. For the NHAI : Ms. Sweety Topno, Advocate Mr. Amrit Raj Kisku, Advocate . ------ Order No.02 / Dated : 17.07.2025 Instant writ petition has been filed for direction upon respondent nos.1 – 4 for payment of compensation of petitioners’ share of land acquired under Plot Nos.505 and 508, Khata No.22, Mouza Charhi, District Hazaribag. 2. It is submitted by learned counsel on behalf of petitioners that the award has been prepared and the compensation has been paid to his agnates. In this regard, representation has been filed by the petitioners before the Land Acquisition Officer under Section 64 of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act, 2013) on 02.12.2023 (Annexure 5), but the same has not been disposed of till date. 3. Under the circumstance, respondent no.3 is directed to dispose of the representation within 12 weeks from the appearance of the parties with documents of their claim, after hearing both sides. Petitioners are directed to appear before respondent no.3 on 28th July, 2025. Writ Petition is disposed of. Interlocutory Application, if any, is disposed of. (Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J.) Anit