Sogarath Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15031 of 2016 ====================================================== Sogarath Singh Son of Late Sipahi Singh Resident of village - Satish Nagar, P.S. Pasraha, District Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar 2.

The Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department Land Acquisition Directorate , Bihar 3.

The Director, Land Acquisition, Bihar, Patna 4.

The Chief Engineer, Bhagalpur 5.

The Collector, Khagaria 6.

The District Land Acquisition Officer, Khagaria 7.

The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Khagaria 8.

The Executive Engineer, Water Wage Division, Jal Path Pramandal , Khagaria ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mrityunjay Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Dhurjati Kumar Prasad-GP-14 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 29-07-2025 Heard the parties.

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

"I) For that the concerned respondents may be directed to pay the compensation amount of acquired land of the petitioner in 1962 through Land Acquisition Case No. 31/1962-63.

II) For that the compensation amount of the acquired land of the petitioner may be paid to

Patna High Court CWJC No.15031 of 2016(2) dt.29-07-2025 2/2 the petitioner at the present rate with interest related to Mouza-Saurh, Thana No. 347, Khesra No. 2247B, Rakwa-0.15 acre.

III) For that any other relief/reliefs may also be provided to the petitioner if they deserves the same."

3. In Acquisition Proceeding No. 31 of 1962-63, the petitioner in the year 2016 decided to agitate the matter.

4. After some arguments, the submission is that he shall be approaching the District Land Acquisition Officer, Khagaria, respondent no. 6 for the redressal of the grievance showing his bonafide/documents to lay claim.

5. Learned State counsel has no objection to that.

6. In that background, granting liberty and without commenting on the merit of the case, the writ petition stands disposed of.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Adnan/- U