Gupta Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4850 of 2023 ====================================================== 1.

Gupta Singh Son of Late Dev Nandan Singh, Resident of Village Kurwan P.S. Barun District Aurangabad.

2.

Kamlesh Singh Son of Gupta Singh, Resident of Village Kurwan P.S. Barun District Aurangabad.

3.

Ashok Kumar Singh @ Ashok Singh Son of Gupta Singh, Resident of Village Kurwan P.S. Barun District Aurangabad. 4.

Narendra Kumar Singh Son of Gupta Singh, Resident of Village Kurwan P.S. Barun District Aurangabad.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Deptt. of Revenue and Land Reform, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Director, Directorate of Land Acquisition, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The District Magistrate cum Collector, Aurangabad. 4.

The District Land Acquisition Officer, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 5.

The Chief Executive Officer, Bhartiya Rail Baffle Campus Ltd. (A Joint Venture of India Railway and N.T.P.C.) Its office located at the campus of BRBCHI Khaira, P.S. N.T.P.C. Khaira Circle Nabinagar DistrictAurangabad. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vyas Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Rishi Raj Sinha (Sc19) For respondent no.05 :

Mr. Amaresh Kr. Sinha, Advocate Mr. Vaibhav Narayan, Advocate Ms. Deeksha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 27-04-2026 Heard Mr. Anirudh Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

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

"for direction to the authority concerned particularly to Respondent No. 3 to refer the matter before LARRA, Gaya under Section 64(1) of the RTFCLARR Act, 2013 on the application being filed

Patna High Court CWJC No.4850 of 2023(3) dt.27-04-2026 2/2 by the petitioner on merit and the LARA, Gaya be directed to dispose the same within stipulated period as per Section 60(4) of the RTFCLARR Act, 2013."

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners, at the outset, submit that his case be also considered and disposed of in the light of the order passed by the Coordinate Bench in Kumar Ohm vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. (CWJC No. 2743 of 2023) dated 12.07.2023.

4. Learned State counsel has no objection to it.

5. The relevant portion of the aforesaid order passed in Kumar Ohm (supra) read as follows:

"Considering the circumstances, the District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Aurangabad is directed to consider the case of petitioner under Section 64 of the RFCTLARRA, 2013 and shall pass order on merit and shall refer the matter for reference before LARRA, Gaya.

With this observation and direction, the present Writ Petition stands disposed off."

6. In that background, the aforesaid writ petition is also disposed of in the same term.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Ravi/- U