IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15782 of 2017 ====================================================== Rabindra Prasad Son of Late Dwatika Prasad, Resident of Village-Dayali Bigha, P.O.-Keoti, P.S.-Barbigha, District-Sheikhpura. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. National Highways Authority Of India, New Delhi and Ors 2. Project Director, National Highways Authority of India, New Delhi 3. Project Director, National Highways Authority of India, Munger 4. Competent Authority-cum-District Land Acquisition Officer, Sheikhpura, Bihar. 5. The State of Bihar through the District Magistrate, Sheikhpura, Bihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : None For the Respondent/s : Mr. Birendra Prasad Singh, AC to SC 19 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 3 04-08-2025 No one appears on behalf of the petitioner though State is present. 2. The present writ petition has been preferred for: (i) Directing the Respondents- authorities to pay the amount of compensation to the petitioner as per the Valuation of the land/house as contained in report dated 21.07.2016 (Anx-3) on account of being acquired for construction of National Highways No. 82 (Biharshariff- Barbhiga- Mokamaha Section) as published in Extra Ordinary Gazette of India on 30.10.2015 and published in Prabhat Khabar. Patna Edition a Hindi daily on 13.05 2016 (Anx-1) of Mouza Keoti in the Patna High Court CWJC No.15782 of 2017(3) dt.04-08-2025 2/2 district Sheikhpura. (ii). Directing the Respondents to apply provisions of rehabilitation and resettlement as envisaged u/s31 of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (in short the Act 2013). (iii) Any other relief and reliefs for which the petitioner may be found entitled to. 3. Paragraph 8 of the counter affidavit shows that land in question is Gairmazarua Aam garha in the khatiyan. 4. In that background, allowing the petitioner to approach the competent Civil Court for deciding the title of the land in question, the writ petition is disposed of. Raj Ranjan/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U T