IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5640 of 2017 ====================================================== 1. Chandrabhushan Tripathi and Anr Son of Late Jatashankar Tirpathi, Resident of Village- Karamwa, P.S.- Majhaulia, District- West Champaran. 2. Rampati Kuer @ Rampati Wife of Late Ramshankar Ojha, Resident of Village- Mangalpur Gudariya, P.S.- Nautan, District- West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Collector, West Champaran, Bettiah. 3. The Deputy Development Commissioner, West Champaran, Bettiah. 4. The District Land Acquisition Officer, West Champaran, Bettiah. 5. The Executive Engineer, State High Way Division, Motihari, East Champaran. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Umesh Chandra Verma For the Respondent/s : Mr.Sajid Salim Khan-Sc25 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 3 01-09-2025 Heard the parties. 2. The present petition has been preferred for the grant of following reliefs: (i) For payment of compensation to the petitioners at four times of the government rate of Rs. 12,900/- per decimal in place of Rs. 4400/- per decimal of the land (residential) of the petitioner no. 1 measuring about 24 decimals under khata no. 185 khesara no. 694, and of the petitioner no. 2 measuring about 23 decimals under khata no. 186 khesara no. 695, both situated in village- Mangalpur Gudariya, within Anchal- Nautan, Patna High Court CWJC No.5640 of 2017(3) dt.01-09-2025 2/3 District- West Champaran, acquired for construction of State Highway connecting Jagdishpur to the Bettiah-Gopalganj-Road; (ii) For direction to the respondent- authorities not construct the said public road until compensation at four times of the government rate of Rs. 12,900/- per decimal in place of Rs. 4400/- per decimal only is paid to the petitioner. 3. Counter affidavit has come on behalf of Respondents No. 2 to 4 duly signed by the Land Acquisition Officer, Bettiah, West Champaran according to which, the land of the petitioners have been catogerized under agricultural land and accordingly the compensation has been prepared. 4. Learned counsel for the State submits that if the petitioners are aggrieved, they can move before the authority under Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (for short ‘LAARA’). 5. In that background, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that they shall be approaching the appropriate authority/LAARA within next four weeks. If such petition is/are filed within the next four weeks, the concerned authority shall be duty bound to take the matter to its logical conclusion after condoning the delay as the matter was pending before this Court since the year 2017. Patna High Court CWJC No.5640 of 2017(3) dt.01-09-2025 3/3 6. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. Saif/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U T