IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1011 of 2026 ====================================================== Anujchandra Prasad Gupta S/o Late Vishwanath Prasad Gupta, R/O Village Janar, P.S.- Aurai, Distt Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur. 2. The District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur, Distt- Muzaffarpur. 3. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Muzaffarpur, Distt- Muzaffarpur. 4. Yatindranath @ Ranjan, S/o Late Kedarnath Gupta, R/O Village Janar, P.S. Aurai, Distt- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Krishna Prabhat, Advocate For the State : Mr. Standing Counsel (15) : Mrs. Deepika Sharma, AC to SC-15 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 5 29-06-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The present petition has been preferred for the grant of following relief(s): “for issuance of a writ, in the nature of Mandamus, directing and commanding to the Respondent Authority to direct the Respondent Authority as well as Respondent No. 4, to pay half of the award amount with permissible bank interest of Rs.14,50,000/- (Fourteen Lakh and Fifty Thousand) which has been received by the mother of the Respondent No. 4, in the year 2016 itself. And for any other appropriate writ/writs, Patna High Court CWJC No.1011 of 2026(5) dt.29-06-2026 2/2 direction/directions, order/orders, as this Hon'ble Court thinks fit and proper in the facts and circumstance of this case.” 3. The counter affidavit of the Collector, Muzaffarpur is on record and learned State counsel has taken this Court to paragraph no.11 to show that vide memo no. 2807 dated 18.11.2025, the matter has once again been referred to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Muzaffarpur for adjudication and the reason has been recorded that the dispute clearly related to payment of compensation between parties. 4. Since the matter has already been referred to the competent court, requesting the concerned to take the matter to its logical conclusion at an earliest once the parties appears/submit their pleadings, the writ petition is disposed of. vinayak/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U