Brij Nandan Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17417 of 2016 ====================================================== Brij Nandan Singh Son of Late Mukhdeo Singh resident of village - Sinduriya, P.S. Barun, Circle - Barun and District Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar.

2.

The District Magistrate, Aurangabad 3.

The Additional Collector Cum Arbitrator, Aurangabad 4.

The Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Cum the Competent Authority, Aurangabad 5.

The Chief General Manager National High Way II, Aurangabad 6.

The Project Director, P.I.U., N.H.A.I. Varanasi ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anirudh Kumar Verma, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Raj Kishore Roy-GP-18 For the NHAI :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar Shandilya, Advocate Ms. Ankita Kumari, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 05-08-2025 Heard the parties.

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

"for quashing the award dated 12.03.2016 passed under 'Right to Fair compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 which is amended award dated 7.7.2014 under section 3G of the National Highway Act, 1956 under Gazette notification dated 8.12.2010

Patna High Court CWJC No.17417 of 2016(2) dt.05-08-2025 2/2 without following mandatory requirements under section 24(2) of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013."

3. Mr. Anirudh Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the legal heirs of the petitioner shall be exploring the remedy before appropriate authority.

4. The State has no objection to it.

5. Granting said liberty, the writ petition stands disposed of.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Adnan/- U