Smt. Sarswati Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15040 of 2023 ====================================================== Smt. Sarswati Devi Wife of Sri Ram Pravesh Yadav @ Ram Pravesh Singh Yadav, Resident of Village Dundhua Tola, Neyamatpur, P.S.- NTPC Khaira (Nabinagar), District- Aurangabad (Bihar).

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reform, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Director, Directorate of Land Acquisition, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The District Magistrate -cum- Collector, Aurangabad. 4.

The District Land Acquisition Officer, Aurangabad. 5.

The Chief Executive Officer, Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Ltd. (A Joint Venture of India Railway and NTPC) its office located at the campus of BRBCL Khaira, P.S.- NTPC, Khaira Circle Nabinagar, District- Aurangabad. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vyas Kumar Mishra Mr.Anirudh Kumar Verma For the NTPC :

Mr.Amaresh Kumar Sinha Mr.Vaibhav Narayan For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Md. Khurshid Alam (AAG-12) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-02-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. This writ application has been filed for issuance of a direction upon the concerned authority i.e. L.A.RA. Gaya, to accept the petition to be filed by the petitioner and dispose of the same on merits under the stipulated period as enshrined under Section 60 (4) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

3. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on

Patna High Court CWJC No.15040 of 2023(2) dt.09-02-2024 2/2 behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner wants to file an application before the L.A.R.A., Gaya, under Section 64 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

4. In view of the limited nature of prayer made on behalf of the petitioner, this writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to move before L.A.R.A., Gaya, under Section 64 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

5. In the event the petitioner files his representation/application before L.A.R.A., Gaya, along with a copy of this order, within a period of six weeks from today, the same shall be disposed of, in accordance with law, after hearing the parties, preferably within a period of six months thereafter. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) vinita/- U