Brajnandan Sharma v. The Union Of India

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1635 of 2023 ====================================================== Brajnandan Sharma S/o Late Indradeo Singh Sharma, Resident of Village and P.O.- Nadwan, P.S. Dhanarua, District- Patna, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The Union of India through the Secretary, Road Transport and Highways Department, New Delhi- 110001.

2.

National Highway Authority of India (N.H.A.I.) through the Project Director, N.H.A.I. Project Execution Unit, Patna- Gaya Dobhi Road, Gaya. 3.

The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4.

The District Magistrate, Patna.

5.

The District Land Acquisition Officer, Patna. 6.

The Circle Officer, Dhanarua, District- Patna. 7.

The Arbitrator-cum-Divisional Commissioner, Patna. 8.

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal Son of not known, the then Arbitrator-cumDivisional Commissioner, Patna. 9.

Dr. Kumar Ravi Son of not known, the Present Arbitrator-cum-Divisional Commissioner, Patna.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abhay Shankar Singh, Adv.

For the NHAI :

Mr. Kumar Gautam, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Sajid Salim Khan, ( SC-25 ) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 04-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the N.H.A.I. and learned counsel for the State. Counsel for N.H.A.I. served a counter-affidavit upon the counsel for the petitioner and submitted the hard copy (the original copy he has already served in the Registry) of the said counter-affidavit in the Court today itself.

Upon going through the counter-affidavit counsel for

Patna High Court CWJC No.1635 of 2023(2) dt.04-07-2023 2/2 the petitioner seeks permission to avail remedy of this case under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Permission granted.

Limitation, if any, is hereby condoned.

With the aforesaid liberty, this writ petition is hereby disposed off.

(Dr. Anshuman, J.) Ashishsingh/- U