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Lalmuni Singh v. The Union Of India And ORS

2025-07-22Mr. Justice Rajiv Roy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12676 of 2016 ====================================================== Lalmuni Singh Son of Late Tufani Singh, Resident of Village- Barej, P.O.- Kauree Ram, P.S. Mohaniya, Distirct Kaimur Bhabua. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The Union Of India 2.

The Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

3.

National Highways Authority of India through its Chairman- cum-Secretary, Ministry of Shipping Road 4.

The Project Director, National Highway Authority, D.I.G. Colony, Maqbool Alam Road, Varanasi U.P..

5.

The District Land Acquisition Officer-cum-Competent Authority Kaimur at Bhabua.

6.

The Additional Collector-cum-Arbitration, Kaimur at Bhabua. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sheo Kumar Prasad, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh- GA-3 For the NHAI :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar Shandilya, Advocate :

Ms. Ankita Kumari, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 22-07-2025 Heard the parties.

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

"for setting aside the order dated 21.03.2015 passed in Misc. Case No. 286/201415 by A.D.M.-cum-Arbitrator, Kaimur at Bhabua whereby and where under the learned Arbitrator has rejected the claim of the petitioner to calculate the value of acquired land in dispute at

Patna High Court CWJC No.12676 of 2016(2) dt.22-07-2025 2/2 the rate of commercial in place of residential. And/or pass such any other order/orders which the court thinks the petitioner entitled for."

3. Learned State counsel submits that the Arbitrator has rejected the claim of the petitioner and the remedy lies under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

4. In that background, granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the competent authority/court for the redressal of the grievance.

5. If any petition is preferred by the petitioner before the competent authority/court, the limitation petition shall be considered taking into account the fact that for almost a decade, the petition was pending before the Patna High Court.

6. The writ petition stands disposed of.

(Rajiv Roy, J) vinayak/- U