Ramesh Ch Das and 2 Ors v. The State of Assam and 4 Ors

ORDER Date : 06.11.2024

None appears on behalf of the petitioners on call.

¶2Heard Mr. N.C. Das, the learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Ms. M. Devi, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Power Grid Corporation of India being the respondent Nos. 2 and 3.

¶2Mr. N.C. Das, the learned Senior Counsel, on behalf of respondent Nos. 2 and 3 submits that as the work in question has already been completed, the petitioners if aggrieved can only resort to seeking compensation in terms with the provisions of Section 10(D) of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. Taking into account the above, and also upon perusal of the materials on record including the stand taken by the respondents in the affidavit, this Court is of the opinion that if the petitioner is aggrieved by the acquisition and the violation of their rights Page No.# 3/3 under Article 300 A of the Constitution, the petitioner can take due recourse under the Provisions of Section 10(D) of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885.

¶3With the above observations, the instant writ petition stands closed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant

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