Brij Kishor Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10185 of 2026 ====================================================== Brij Kishor Paswan son of Hari Paswan, Resident of Village Mangabar, Police Station- Nabinagar, District- Aurangabad.

... ... 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, Government of Bihar, Patna. 5.

The Chief Executive Officer, Bhartiya Rail Bijlee company 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. Anirudh Kumar Verma, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Sunil Kumar Mandal, SC-3 :

Ms. Neelam Kumari, AC to SC-3 For the Resp. No.5 :

Mr. Amaresh Kumar Sinha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 20-07-2026 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 issuance of writ of mandamus commanding and directing to the concerned authority to refer the case before the competent court on the point of enhancement of compensation in light of the order dated 12.07.2023 passed in CWJC No. 2743 of 2023 and several other cases that have been referred to the competent Court on the ground of parity

Patna High Court CWJC No.10185 of 2026(2) dt.20-07-2026 2/2 and consistency."

3. 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.

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) vinayak/- U