Chhotu Yadav v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15919 of 2017 ====================================================== Chhotu Yadav S/o Late Devcharan Yadav, Residing at Village- Bane Bigha, Madhdumpur, District- Jehanabad.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar and Ors 2.

The Director, Land Acquisition, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The District Magistrate, Jehanabad.

4.

The District Land Acquisition Officer, Jehanabad. 5.

The Additional Collector-Cum- Arbitrator, Jehanabad. 6.

The Project Director, National Highway Authority of India Project implementation unit, Gaya, House ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abhay Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Rishi Raj Sinha -Sc19 For the NHAI :

Mr. Gaurav Govinda, Adv.

Ms. Preety Ranjan, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 14-07-2025 Heard the parties.

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

for issuance of a writ for a direction to the Respondent No. 5 in contained in Annexure-II whereby the claim of petitioner under section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956 has not been disposed off and for issuance of a appropriate order of direction for directing the respondents to pay compensation for the land described in paragraph 3 of this

Patna High Court CWJC No.15919 of 2017(3) dt.14-07-2025 2/2 application according to the present commercial market rate over which 4/6 lane NH-83 is being constructed by Respondent No. 6 and for issuance of a writ/order/direction for which the petitioner may be found legally entitled to under the facts and circumstance of this application.

3. The petitioner has come before this Court with a simple prayer to direct the respondent no. 5 to dispose of the representation.

4. As usual, learned State Counsel has no information from the concerned respondents.

5. In that background, the concerned authority (respondent no. 2) is directed to dispose of the representation (Annexure-2 of the petition), if not disposed of, within a period of six months from today.

6. The writ petition is disposed of.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Vijay Singh/- U