Bhola Mahto v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17547 of 2023 ====================================================== Bhola Mahto Son of Ramlakhan Mahto, Resident of Village- Kushwaha Nagar, Dhundhua, Khudha, P.S.- NTPC Khaira, District-Aurangabad (Bihar). ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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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, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr.Birendra Prasad Singh, AC to SC-19 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 24-03-2026 Heard Mr. Vyas Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the following relief/s:
(i) for direction to the authority concerned particularly to Respondent No.-3 to refer the matter before LARA, Gaya under section 64(1) of the RTFCLARR Act, 2013 on the application being filed by the petitioner on merit and the LARA, Gaya be directed to dispose the same within stipulated period as
Patna High Court CWJC No.17547 of 2023(2) dt.24-03-2026 2/2 per Section 60(4) of the RTFCLARR Act, 2013.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he shall be approaching the appropriate authority for the redressal of the grievance.
4. Learned State counsel has no objection to it.
5. In that background, the writ petition is disposed of allowing the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority/competent Court for the redressal of the grievance.
6. Needless to add, if such petition is preferred in next eight weeks, the same shall be taken to its logical conclusion at an earliest.
(Rajiv Roy, J) Ravi/- U