Yogendra Dubey And ANR v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14763 of 2017 ====================================================== 1.

Yogendra Dubey and Anr Son of Late Jainandan Dubey, 2.

Rajendra Dubey, Son of Late Jainandan Dubey, Both resident of VillageRedia, P.O.- Pirauta, P.S. N.T.P.C. Khaira, District- Aurangabad Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar.

2.

The Director, Department of Land Reforms Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The District Collector, Aurangabad.

4.

The District Land Acquisition Officer Aurangabad. 5.

The Additional Collector, Aurangabad.

6.

The Anchaladhikari, Nabinagar, Aurangabad.

7.

The B.R.B.C.L. Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited Nabinagar, Aurangabad.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs. Leelawati Kumari, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mrs. Nutan Sahay, AC to AAG-12 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 05-05-2025 Heard Mrs. Leelawati Kumari, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mrs. Nutan Sahay, learned AC to AAG-12.

2. The present writ petition has been preferred for the following relief(s):

"for direction upon the respondents to make payment of compensation to the petitioners as Raiyati land of the petitioners has already been acquired and the payment of compensation for the same has not been given to the petitioner though the respondents have paid compensation to other cosharers of the petitioner for the land in question

Patna High Court CWJC No.14763 of 2017(3) dt.05-05-2025 2/2 alongwith statutory and penal up to date."

3. After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner candidly accepts that they shall be approaching the competent authority for the redressal of the grievance in view of the statement made by the State in paragraph-15 of the counteraffidavit filed on behalf of the respondent nos. 3 to 5.

4. Paragraph-15 of the counter-affidavit read as follows: "That it is humbly submitted that just after de-notification of the land of the petitioner, the payment of compensation amount of this acquired land will be made to him."

5. In that background, with the consent of the parties, the writ petition stands disposed of allowing the petitioners to move before the competent authority in next four weeks and if the same is filed within the stipulated period, the same shall be taken to its logical conclusion within next six months. (Rajiv Roy, J) Adnan/- U