Rajdev Giri v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20722 of 2019 ====================================================== Rajdev Giri Son of Late Mahavir Giri Resident of Village-Khuguni Tola, P.O. Parsauna Madan, PS. Ramgarhwa, District East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar Bihar.

2.

The Principal Secretary, Rural Works Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The District Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari. 4.

The Anchal Adhikari, Ramgarhwa, East Champaran, Motihari. 5.

The Executive Engineer, Rural Works Department, Ramgarhwa, East Champaran, Motihari.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma, Adv.

Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Adv.

Ms. Rashmi Jha, Adv.

Mr. Sharad Kumar Verma, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Sanjeet Kumar Singh, AC to AAG-6 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 07-01-2026 Heard the parties.

2. The present application has been preferred: for issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction particularly in the form of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents acquire the land of the petitioner pertaining to Khata No. 185, Khesra No.

3384, Area 1 katha 12 dhurs (out of 3 katha) of Mauza: Khuguni (Patni), Thana No 73, Ramgarhwa, East Champaran, on which the construction of bridge-cum-road is going on under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna.

Patna High Court CWJC No.20722 of 2019(3) dt.07-01-2026 2/2 Further, direct the respondents to stop the construction of bridge-cum-road on the abovesaid land of the petitioner till acquisition and direct the respondents to pay the compensation according to govt. rate of the said land. The total amount of the abovesaid land is 4.48 lakhs (2.80 lakh/katha) for 1 katha 12 dhurs and further to pay other reliefs as the Hon'ble Court thinks fit and proper.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that she shall be preferring an appropriate petition before the Collector, East Champaran, Motihari for the redressal of the grievance.

4. The State Counsel has no objection.

5. In that background, the writ petition is disposed of allowing the petitioner to approach the Collector, East Champaran in next four weeks who shall be taking up the matter and after hearing the parties, shall be passing a reasoned order at an earliest.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Vijay Singh/- U