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Goverdhan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2021-02-20Mr. Justice Mohit Kumar Shah2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8003 of 2020 ====================================================== Goverdhan Singh Son of Late Kuldeep Singh, resident of Village - Kurtha, Sewa Bigha, P.S. - Kurtha, District- Arwal.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Directorate, of Land Acquisition Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Collector, Arwal, District - Arwal.

3.

The Land Reforms Development Commissioner, Arwal. 4.

The District Land Acquisition Officer, Arwal. 5.

The Circle Officer, Block Kurtha, District - Arwal. 6.

The Officer-in-Charge, (SHO), Police Station Kurtha. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manohar Prasad Singh For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Lalit Kishore (Ag) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 20-02-2021 Heard.

The present writ petition has been filed to direct the respondent authorities not to use the private land of the petitioner for the purposes of construction of village road. It is the case of the petitioner that the village road is being sought to be made over the private land of the petitioner bearing khata no. 96, survey plot no. 703 situated at villageSewa Bigha, District Arwal. This Court finds that the appropriate remedy for the petitioner is to approach the Collector, Arwal and in fact it appears that the petitioner has also made a representation dated

Patna High Court CWJC No.8003 of 2020(2) dt.20-02-2021 2/2 04.09.2020 i.e. Annexure-5 to the writ petition. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the present writ petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the District Magistrate, Arwal by filing appropriate representation, regarding his aforesaid grievances and in case such a representation is filed within a period of four weeks from today, appropriate orders shall be passed thereon within a period of eight weeks, thereafter. (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Tiwary/- U