Mala Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13781 of 2019 ====================================================== Mala Devi W/o Baban Singh, R/o Mauza- Chikni, Ward No. 2, P.O. Jokiyari, P.S. Raxaul, District- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through its Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Director, Land Acquisition, Bihar,Patna.

5.

The Joint Secretary, Department of Home, Bihar, Patna. 6.

The Collector, Motihari, 7.

The Land Acquisition Officer, Motihari.

8.

The Union of India, through the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, through its Secretary, North Block, New Delhi. 9.

The Secreary, Border Management Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, North Block, New Delhi.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Mallika Mazumdar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Raj Kishore Roy, GP-18 :

Mr. Vivekanand Singh, AC to GP-18 For the UOI :

Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Pandey, Sr. CGC :

Mr. R.K. Sharma, CGC :

Mr. Lokesh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 19-01-2026 Heard the parties.

2. The present petition has been preferred for the grant of following relief(s):

"for a direction for payment of the money to the farmers whose land have been acquired in 2011 by S.S.B. (Seema Surkhsa Bal) for Construction of its Head Quarters in Mauza Chikni, District East Champaran and the entire compensation money has not been paid to

Patna High Court CWJC No.13781 of 2019(5) dt.19-01-2026 2/2 petitioner. The money should be paid with interest amount."

3. The petitioner's land was taken by the Sashastra Seema Bal (henceforth for short, 'the SSB') through the district administration in the year 2011 for the construction of its headquarter at East Champaran.

4. The claim of the petitioner is that though 80 per cent of the amount was paid, for twenty per cent, the farmers had to move from pillar to post without any payment forcing him to file this writ petition.

5. A supplementary counter affidavit has come on behalf of the respondent no. 6 and 7 according to which, the matter has presently been referred to the competent authority/LARRA Court, Muzaffarpur, letter no. 56 dated 19.05.2025 and further letter no. 353 dated 07.04.2025 has been issued for quick disposal.

6. In that background, the writ petition is disposed of observing that the result of the order passed by the LARRA Court will be applicable in the present case. (Rajiv Roy, J) vinayak/- U