PATNA, India, July 16 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 9:

1.Heard the Learned counsel for the parties.

2.The petitioner has filed the instant application for the following reliefs:

"I) A Writ in nature of mandamus or any other Writ/Writs, order/orders or direction/directions be issued directing and commanding the respondents to following the work of Licence Rule 2006 particularly Sub Section 1 and 2 of Section 3 and there obtain permission of petitioner's for use of their land by granting suitable compensation otherwise do not use the petitioner's land for installation of the Transmission Towers.

II) A command or direction be issued to the respondents to explore alternative way of Electric Supply Line as done in several places where underground Electric Supply Line have been installed.

III) Any other Writ or order or direction to which the petitioner is found entitled by this Hon'ble Court may kindly be issued."

3.At the very outset, Learned counsel for the respondents contended that since this matter is squarely covered under the order dated 26.06.2024 passed in CWJC No. 17625 of 2016 (Lalmuni Devi Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.) by this Court in which this Court has passed the order in light of the judgment passed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited vs Century Textiles & Industries Ltd & Ors. reported in 2017(2) PLJR (SC) 152, this writ petition may also be disposed of on the same terms and conditions.

4.After perusal of the aforesaid judgment, the Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty to file appropriate application for compensation before the appropriate forum.

5.Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the present writ petition stands disposed of in terms of the aforesaid judgment passed in CWJC No. 17625 of 2016 (supra) in light of the judgment passed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (supra) with liberty to the petitioner to seek necessary compensation by approaching the concerned District Judge and in case, any such petition is filed within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order, the same shall be examined and considered on merits by the appropriate forum and shall be disposed of expeditiously.

6. With the aforesaid direction the writ petition stands disposed of.

7. Interlocutory Application, if any, shall stands disposed of.

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