Suryadev Ram v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3133 of 2026 ====================================================== Suryadev Ram Son of Manikchand Ram, Resident of Village- Dihi, Rajhat, P.S. Akbarpur, District- Nawada, Bihar- 805126. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2.
The Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
3.
The Director, Land Acquisition, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
4.
The Commission, Magadh Division, Gaya.
5.
The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Nawada. 6.
The District Land Acquisition Officer, Nawada. 7.
The District Sub Registrar, Rajauli, District- Nawada. 8.
The Circle Officer, Akbarpur, District- Nawada. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr. Government Pleader (10) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 20-07-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the following relief(s):
"for issuance of writ, writs, order, orders, direction, directions to the respondent authorities specially the respondent District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Nawada to treat the land of the petitioners under Thana No. 228 Anchal Akbarpur, having an area about 4276 under
2/4 Khata No. 11, Khesra No. 41 situated in the village Dihi, Rajhat marked out and measurement taken by the government for the scheme acquisition of land for the purpose of widening and strengthening the Manjhwe to Govindpur road the State High Way No.103 about ------ K.M., a notice has been issued under Section 37 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Settlement Act, 2013 (LAAR) Act, 2013 to the land owner to submit their pertaining to land revenue record to prove right, title and possession pertaining to land in question and for the settlement of the claim and objection if any made whereby and where under the Collector, Nawadais treating the commercial land as non-commercial and the compensation is calculated not in terms of marked value register for 2025 which cannot be compensation with the commercial land as the rate of the commercial land for the compensation is much higher in terms of the technical report submitted to the authorities concerned is much higher than the compensation
3/4 calculated compelled the petitioner to prefer this writ petition for Hon'ble Court to direct the Collector, Nawada to treat the petitioner's land commercial land on the basi of sale deed of the several plots treating the land commercial rate as well as venue record and the technical report the land are commercial as the shops are situated on the road side over the main road from Fatehpur More to Akbarpur and onward up to Kakolat Water Fall to Govindpur block.
And further be pleased to direct the Collector, Nawada that fair decision be taken after enquiry report with respect to the types of land and the cost of the rate of registry in terms of market value register (MVR) rate at present, the present M.V.R. rate notified 11 years before on 13.10.2014. And further be pleased to pass such other order, or orders as your Lordship may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case."
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has taken this Court to paragraph-13 of the counter-affidavit filed on behalf of
4/4 the respondent no. 6, The District Land Acquisition Officer, Nawada to submit that when they are already considering the matter in the light of Kakolat Road Muawza Samiti and Ors. vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. (CWJC No. 1701 of 2026), his case also be considered in the aforesaid background and he shall be filing an appropriate petition in next four weeks before the concerned authority, accordingly.
4. Learned State counsel submits that in that case, it will be taken to its logical conclusion at an earliest.
5. In that background, taking into account the submission of the parties, this Court allows the petitioner to agitate the matter before the concerned authority in next four weeks who shall be deciding the matter, alongwith others, in accordance with law, at an earliest.
(Rajiv Roy, J) Adnan/- U