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Vrij Bihari Singh @ Brij Bihari Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2025-09-04Mr. Justice Rajiv Roy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14015 of 2025 ====================================================== Vrij Bihari Singh @ Brij Bihari Singh Son of Late Ragho Singh, Resident of Village- Udwantnagar, Adhiyan Patti, P.O- Udwantnagar, P.S.- Udwantnagar, District- Bhojpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Land Reforms Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

Commissioner Patna Division, Patna.

3.

District Magistrate, Bhojpur.

4.

Land Acquisition Officer, Bhojpur at Ara.

5.

Circle Officer Udwantnagar, Bhojpur at Ara.

6.

National Highway Authority of India, through its Chairman, New Delhi. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajani Ranjan Pd. Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Standing Counsel 23 For the NHAI :

Mr. Gaurav Govinda, Advocate Mr. Preety Ranjan, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 04-09-2025 Heard the parties.

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

"directing the respondent no. 4 to pay the enhance compensation rate for the land acquired by the Govt. for the purpose of construction of road from Patna-Ara-Sasaram (Road No. 119)"

3. At the outset, learned counsel for the NHAI submits that already the award has been prepared by the Competent

Patna High Court CWJC No.14015 of 2025(2) dt.04-09-2025 2/2 Officer-cum-District Land Acquisition Officer, Bhojpur at Ara (Annexure P/1 to the petition) and as such, if the petitioner wants enhanced compensation, he has to move before the Arbitrator-cum-Divisional Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna (respondent no. 2).

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he shall be doing the needful in next four weeks.

5. With the consent of the parties, the writ petition stands disposed of allowing the petitioner to approach the concerned authority, the Arbitrator-cum-Divisional Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna in next four weeks and if such petition is filed, to take the matter to its logical conclusion within the time frame stipulated under the Act. (Rajiv Roy, J) Adnan/- U