IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17887 of 2023 ====================================================== Gopal Jee Jha Son of Late Vimal Kant Jha Resident of Village-Balha (Sugarmoul) P.S.-Rosra, District-Samastipur. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary Department of Revenue, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Secretary National Highway Authority, Patna. 3. The Collector Cum District Magistrate, Samastipur. 4. The Land Aqusition Officer Samastipur. 5. The Circle Officer, Shivajee Nagar, Anchal-Shivajee Nagar District- Samastipur. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sada Nand Roy, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ravi Kumar, AC to GP-13 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 2 24-03-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The present application has been preferred: for issuance of a writ, order or direction including a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding to the respondent no. 1 to 7 to take appropriate action against the relating the land for stop the work of national higway bearing Khata No. 197, Plot No. 875,876, Mauja kariyan, Anchal Shivajee Nagar, Revenue Thana No. 43 in which nature of land is describe by respondents- bhit -2 and respondents are taken this land for purpose of national highway and without examine the locus and Patna High Court CWJC No.17887 of 2023(2) dt.24-03-2026 2/2 status of land which was at present development stage and/or pass appropriate order which the petitioner is entitled and/or pass other and further order which this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper under circumstances of the case 3. A counter affidavit has come on behalf of the respondent no. 2 and paragraph 5 clearly shows that the petitioner instead of approaching the appellate authority/ alternate remedy available under the law, has filed a writ petition. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner, at this stage, submits that he shall be filing appropriate petition before appellate authority. 5. In case, such petition is filed in next eight weeks, it will be taken to its logical conclusion after hearing all the parties, perusing the records. 6. With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition is disposed of. Vijay Singh/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U