IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12368 of 2025 ====================================================== 1. Suresh Kumar Singh S/o Damodar Singh @ Damodar Prasad Singh R/o Village- Dumduma, P.S.- Masharakh, District- Saran. 2. Shyam Kumar Tiwari, S/o Late Bindeshwari Tiwari R/o Village- Dumduma, P.S.- Masharakh, District- Saran. 3. Sharda Devi, W/o Sri Atri Tiwari R/o Village- Dumduma, P.S.- Masharakh, District- Saran. 4. Atri Tiwari, S/o Late Shiv Bichar Tiwari R/o Village- Dumduma, P.S.- Masharakh, District- Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, New Delhi. 2. The State of Bihar, through Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department, Vishwsharaiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. The Engineer in Chief, National Highway Division, Vishwsharaiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 4. The Commissioner, Saran Division, Chhapra. 5. The Collector, Saran, Chhapra. 6. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Vishwsharaiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 7. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Saran at Chapra. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Jai Prakash Verma, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Vishwambhar Prasad, AC to AAG-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 2 04-08-2025 Learned counsel for the petitioners prays for and is allowed to implead the District Land Acquisition Officer, Saran at Chapra, respondent no.7 in course of the day. 2. Heard Mr. Jai Prakash Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Vishwambhar Prasad, learned AC to AAG-5. Patna High Court CWJC No.12368 of 2025(2) dt.04-08-2025 2/4 3. The present petition has been preferred for the following relief/s: (i) for issuance of an appropriate writ/writs, order/orders, direction/directions in the nature of mandamus, commanding and directing to the respondents authorities to re-evaluate the compensation amount based on the actual nature and potential of the land, which has been acquired by the state government for construction of Ram Janki Road NH 227A appertaining to village- Dumduma, P.S. Masharakh, Distt-Saran from Bansohi to Devariya Bazar, in respect to Award no. 64, 84, 85, 86, 109 and 115 and pay to the petitioners amount of compensation according to market value. Further prayer to declare the acquisition proceedings as vitiated due to non- consideration of objections under Section 3C of the National Highways Act, 1956; (ii) and for the other necessary relief/reliefs for which the petitioners are entitled to in Patna High Court CWJC No.12368 of 2025(2) dt.04-08-2025 3/4 accordance with law. 4. The matter relates to the construction of National High Ways 227A in which the lands of the petitioner are also going to be acquired. 5. It is the case of some of the petitioners that they individually preferred objection before the District Land Acquisition Officer but the same have not been considered. 6. Learned State counsel submits that the matter is of the year 2020 and it is unbelievable that the same has still not been considered and if the statement is correct, the concerned authority shall be taking up the matter to its logical conclusion at an earliest. 7. Considering the limited prayer of the petitioners, some of whom have still not been received any compensation, the writ petition is disposed allowing the petitioners who have not received a single penny pursuant to the acquisition of the lands, separately move before the newly added respondent no.7, the District Land Acquisition Officer, Saran at Chapra, respondent no.7 in four weeks. 8. If such petition is preferred and if the objections of the petitioners have still not been considered and/or no payment has been made to them, the concerned authority shall be taking Patna High Court CWJC No.12368 of 2025(2) dt.04-08-2025 4/4 up the matter to its logical conclusion preferably by 31.03.2026. 9. The writ petition stands disposed of with the aforesaid observation. Ravi/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U