IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5314 of 2022 ====================================================== Sri Krishna Prasad Singh Son of Late Deo Narayan Singh Resident of Mohalla- Chondi Nearby Sawera Cinema, Post Office- Barh, Police Station- Barh, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The National Highways Authority of India through its Chairman, New Delhi. 2. The Union of India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, New Delhi, through the Competent Authority-cum-District Land Acquisition Officer (NH 30A) Land Acquistion Branch/Office Hindi-Bhawan, Chhajju Bagh, Patha, District- Patna. 3. The State of Bihar through the Collector, Patna. 4. The Regional Officer, N.H.A.I.- Regional Office, 1st Floor, D-63, Rajesh Kumar Path, Sri Krishnapuri, Patna- 800001. 5. The Anchaladhikari Barh, Anchal Office Barh, Post Office Barh, Police Station- Barh, District- Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Raj Nandan Prasad Singh For the Respondent/s : Mr.Md. Khurshid Alam ( Aag 12) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 4 07-07-2025 In the instant petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following relief:- 1. That the instant writ application is being filed on behalf of the petitioner before this Hon'ble Court for giving PRECISLY directions and PREVALENT and LEGITIMATE ORDERS to the authorities/respondents concerned by issuance of an appropriate Patna High Court CWJC No.5314 of 2022(4) dt.07-07-2025 2/5 writ of Mandamus or other writ in his favour for redressal his utmost SUSAINABLE and DEFENSIBLE as well as RIGHTEOUS Grievances/ claims through his several written requests/ Representation (Annexure-3,8 Series) towards making payment/ handing over to him the accurate differential RESIDUAL Consideration Money/ Price by making fixation of genuinely UPTODATE VALUATION OF THE RESIDENTIAL Rate of his acquired Residential Piece and Parcel(Proportion) of measuring an area 0.011835 Sqr Kadi (कडी) of Land out of total measuring an area 0.14062 Sqr Kadi (कडी) i.e. (4 Kathas 10 dhurs) pertaining to plot No. 14 under Khata No.629, Thana No.60 situated in Mauza Shahari (SHAHARI) Police station Barh, District Patna, adjacent to Road, Near Barh Bazar Samittee and power Grid, which having been acquired for Patna High Court CWJC No.5314 of 2022(4) dt.07-07-2025 3/5 construction extention and Widening four Laning of proposed the FATUHA HARNAUT- BARH N.H.-30A road under L.A. case No.-131 of 2013-14, wheresoever, a LESSER amount of its out of date, rate having been handed over to the petitioner, since accepted the same with his earnest OBJECTION. As such, which has bonafidely been required to be correctly and accurately as well as exactly valuated by fixing uptodate/ present rate as the same comes under either of category of Commercial and Residential Part and Parcel of the Land in question. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the land in question measuring an area 0.011835 Sqr Kadi of Land out of total measuring an area 0.14062 Sqr Kadi i.e. (4 Kathas 10 dhurs) appertaining to plot no. 14 under Khata no. 629, Thana no. 60 situated in Mauza shahari (Shahari) Police Station Barh, district Patna, adjacent to road, near Barh Bazar samittee as mentioned in para 1 has been acquired by the concerned Patna High Court CWJC No.5314 of 2022(4) dt.07-07-2025 4/5 authority and the petitioner has submitted that he has obtained compensation amount with regard to the extent of land as a agricultural land and he has grievance that the land in question is a residential plot as several other nearby plots have been treated as residential plot. Petitioner has also represented his grievance before various authorities but his grievance with regard to getting the compensation amount as per residential land has not been decided. He further submits that present matter is squarely covered by the case of Rekha Singh Vs. The national Highways Authority of India through its Chairman & Ors. passed by the co-ordinate Bench in CWJC No. 6617 of 2023. In this way, petitioner deserves to get compensation on the residential basis. 3. Learned counsel on behalf of the state has submitted that if petitioner represents his grievance before appropriate authority, the petitioner’s grievance will be look into and it has been further submitted that petitioner has to file application under 3 G (5) of National Highway Act, 1956. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties, the present petition is disposed of with direction to the petitioner to represent his grievance before the Divisional Commissioner- Patna High Court CWJC No.5314 of 2022(4) dt.07-07-2025 5/5 cum-Arbitrator under Section 3G(5) of National Highways Act, 1956 for enhancement of payment and the Divisional Commissioner-cum-Arbitrator, Patna is directed to consider the claim of the petitioner on the basis of the documents provided by him as well as the price and market value of the area . 5. It is further directed to dispose of the application within nine months from the date of filing of such application. vashudha/- (Alok Kumar Pandey, J) U