Sharda Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6074 of 2024 ====================================================== 1.

Sharda Devi Wife of Late Kamendra Singh, resident of Village-Kurwan, P.S.-Nanari Kala Khurd, District-Aurangabad, Bihar. 2.

Arjun Singh, son of Late Indradeo Singh, resident of Village-Kurwan, P.S.- Nanari Kala Khurd, District-Aurangabad, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2.

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

The District Magistrate cum Collector, Aurangabad. 4.

The District Land Acquisition Officer, Aurangabad. 5.

The Chief Executive Officer, Nabinagar, Power Generating Company Limited, its office located at Main Gate Sasna, P.S. Nanari Kala Khurd, Circle-Nabinagar, District-Aurangabad.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Manish Kumar, GP- 4 For respondent no.5 :

Mr. Amaresh Kumar Sinha, Advocate Mr. Vaibhav Narayan, Advocate Ms. Deeksha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 18-04-2026 Learned counsel for the petitioners undertakes to remove the defect(s).

2. Mr. Anirudh Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner shall be removing the defect(s) pointed out by the office.

3. Heard Mr. Anirudh Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

4. The present petition has been preferred for the

Patna High Court CWJC No.6074 of 2024(2) dt.18-04-2026 2/3 following relief(s):

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

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the outset, submits 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.

6. Learned State counsel has no objection to it.

7. 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

Patna High Court CWJC No.6074 of 2024(2) dt.18-04-2026 3/3 reference before LARRA, Gaya.

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

8. In that background, the aforesaid writ petition is also disposed of in the same term allowing the petitioner(s) to approach the District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Aurangabad who shall be taking up the matter and act as per the order passed in Kumar Ohm (supra) case.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Ravi/- U