Jai Prakash Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5712 of 2023 ====================================================== Jai Prakash Singh Son of Late Akhileshwar Singh, resident of village - Kundwan, P.S. Barun District - Aurangabad. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Deptt. of Revenue and Land Reform, Old Secretariat Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Director, Land Acquisition, Directorate and Land Acquisition, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.

3.

The Commissioner, Magadh Division, Gaya.

4.

The District Magistrate cum Collector, Aurangabad. 5.

The Additional Collector, Aurangabad.

6.

The District Land Acquisition Officer, Aurangabad. 7.

The Chief Executive Officer, Nabi Nagar Power Generating Company Pvt. Ltd. Located at Main Gate Sasna, Nabinagar, Aurangabad. 8.

The Registrar/Secretary, the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority, the Campus of Collectorate, Gaya.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Sajid Salim Khan ( Sc 25 ) For respondent no.07 :

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 by the petitioner on merit and the LARA, Gaya be

Patna High Court CWJC No.5712 of 2023(3) dt.27-04-2026 2/2 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