IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5402 of 2024 ====================================================== Raj Kumar Singh son of Late Ram Janm Singh, Resident of Village- Nonaur, Anchal- Agiaon, Thana-Sahar, Post- Karvasin, District- Bhojpur, Arrah. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Mines and Mineral Department, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Principal Secretary, Mines and Mineral Department, New Secretariat, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Bhojpur, Arrah. 4. The S.D.O., Sadar, Arrah, Bhojpur. 5. The Managing Officer, Arrah, Bhojpur. 6. The District Mining Officer, Arrah, Bhojpur. 7. The Circle Officer, Agiwan, District- Bhojpur. 8. M/s Maha Laxmi Enterprises, Proprietor Digvijay Singh, Resident of Near Petrol Pump, Block A, Flat No.- 201, Gangotri Pyali Apartment, Maharaja Hata, Katira, Arrah, Present Address- Patel Nagar, Chata Gobindpur, Jamshedpur, E. Singh Street, Jharkhand. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajit Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Government Advocate 9 For the Mines Dept. : Mr. Naresh Dikshit, Spl. PP Mines : Mr. Utkarsh Pathak, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 2 05-05-2026 Heard Mr. Ajit Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel representing the State. 2. The present petition has been preferred for the grant of following relief(s): “(i) for issuance of an appropriate Writ, Order Direction to the respondent-authorities to stop and not to allow mining and excavation Patna High Court CWJC No.5402 of 2024(2) dt.05-05-2026 2/3 activities going on over the raiyati land of the petitioner, details of land has been mentioned in the body of Writ petition. or (ii) for issuance of an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction to the respondent- authorities to proceed with excavation if at all required or directed by the respondent- authorities, the same may be done only after payment of compensation for excavation being done since 2022 till date all under the relevant rules and regulations and at the same time after following the Principles of Natural Justice. (iii) for any other relief or reliefs, the petitioner may be entitled in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 3. A counter affidavit has come on behalf of the Mines Department and as per paragraph no.17, the Collector of the District has to be approached before invoking the writ jurisdiction. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that within four weeks, they shall be approaching the Collector, Bhojpur at Arrah alongwith all the supporting documents. Patna High Court CWJC No.5402 of 2024(2) dt.05-05-2026 3/3 5. Learned counsel representing the respondents submit that if proper petition alongwith documents are filed, it will be taken to its logical conclusion. 6. In that background, the writ petition is disposed of allowing the petitioner to approach the Collector, Bhojpur at Arrah in next four weeks who shall be noticing/hearing the parties and shall be taking the matter to its logical conclusion at an earliest. vinayak/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U