Gayatri Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6547 of 2026 ====================================================== Gayatri Devi, Female, aged about 65 years, wife of Ashok Kumar Gupta, resident of Village- Dudhauli, P.S.- Nemdarganj Akbarpur, District -Nawada, At present Residing-Kali Chowk, Kali Road, Nawada, Gondapur, P.S. Nawada, District -Nawada, Pin- 805110, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

2.

National Highway Authority of India through Project Director, (RajauliBakhtiyarpur Section Pkg- II), Project Implementation Unit, Gaya Jee, Bihar.

3.

The Secretary, Finance Department, Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Secretary, Public works Department, Bihar, Patna. 5.

The Commissioner- Cum Arbitrator (Magadh Division), Gayajee, Bihar. 6.

The District Magistrate- Cum-Collector, Nawada. 7.

The District Land Acquisition Officer -cum- Competent Authority, Nawada. 8.

The Circle Officer, Akbarpur, District- Nawada. 9.

Nandkeshwar Ram, son of Vishun Ram, R/O Village Farha, Post- Farha Akbarpur, District- Nawada (Bihar).

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajeet Kumar Bhardwaj, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar, AC to GP 23 For the NHAI :

Dr. Anand Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 14-05-2026 Heard Mr. Ajeet Kumar Bhardwaj, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Sanjay Kumar, learned AC to GP23 for the State and Dr. Anand Kumar, learned counsel for the National Highway Authority of India.

2. This writ application has been filed for directing the Commissioner cum Arbitrator, Magadh Division, Gaya Jee,

Patna High Court CWJC No.6547 of 2026(2) dt.14-05-2026 2/2 Bihar, (respondent no.5) to dispose of Arbitration Case No.29 of 2024 which is pending since 2024 before him.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the aforesaid arbitration case was filed in view of the order dated 21.12.2023 passed in CWJC No.13860 of 2023 and it is still pending.

4. Having regard to the nature of relief sought for in the present writ application, with consent of the parties, this writ application is disposed of at the admission stage itself with a direction to the Commissioner cum Arbitrator, Magadh Division, Gaya Jee, Bihar, to dispose of Arbitration Case No.29 of 2024 pending before him positively within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

5. The writ application stands disposed of with the aforesaid direction.

(Khatim Reza, J) J. Alam/- U