MEENA DEVI Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD the parties finally.

(2.) THOUGH , petitioners claimed compensation and employment against acquisition of land but Mr. Shivnath, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners, submitted that petitioners are only claiming compensation as per Section 48(2) of the Land Acquisition Act for use of their land by Bharat Cooking Coal Limited (BCCL).

(3.) THUS , the question is whether possession of the petitioner's lands were taken and they were used or not. In paragraph 8, the petitioners have made a vague and general statement with regard to possession, which reads as follows: