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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10218 of 2026 ====================================================== Subhash Kumar S/O- Indrashan Mahto, resident of Village-Tonwa Amwa, P.O.-Amwa, Police Station-Jharokar, District-East Champaran. Petitioner/s Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reform Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
2. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Collectorate Patna.
3. The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Patna.
4. The Additional Collector, Patna.
5. The Circle Officer, Nutan Rajdhani, Patna Sadar, Patna.
6. The Secretary, Public Works Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mrs.Simran Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mrs.Shweta Anand, AC to GP-13 ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 2 20-07-2026 Heard Mrs.Simran Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the following relief/s: (i) for issuance of an appropriate writ/writs or
order/orders or direction/directions in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent nos.2, 3 & 6 to pay the compensation amount at the present rate/fair rate for the land in question bearing Area-3.125Dismil, S. Thana No.09, Tauzi no.5755, Khata No.219, S. Plot no.755 (Part), situated at Mauza-Sheikhpura having Jamabandi no.427 or 3213, if it is
Patna High Court CWJC No.10218 of 2026(2) dt.20-07-2026 2/3 being acquired by the competent authority; (ii) for issuance of an appropriate writ/writs or
order/orders or direction/directions in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent authorities to left the land in question of the present petitioner, if the land in question was not been acquired by the competent authority and no compensation was paid; (iii) for issuance of an appropriate writ/writs or order/orders or direction/directions in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 to place the entire record of the land acquisition process pertaining to the land in question in the interest of justice; (iv) and any other relief/reliefs may also be granted in favour of the petitioner for which he is found to be entitled in view of the facts and circumstances of the.
3. The details of the land stands recorded in para-01 of the petition and need no repetition.
4. This Court is of the view that the facts that has been narrated in the present petition can be very well taken up by the
Patna High Court CWJC No.10218 of 2026(2) dt.20-07-2026 3/3 respondent no.02, the District Land Acquisition Officer, Patna, once a proper petition with supporting document is/are filed.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he shall be filing the entire petition alongwith the document before the concerned respondent, the District Land Acquisition Officer, Patna in next four weeks.
6. Learned State counsel submits that if such petition is preferred, it will be taken to its logical conclusion at an earliest.
7. In that background, recording the submissions of the parties, this Court allows the petitioner to file a proper petition before the aforesaid respondent no.02, the District Land Acquisition Officer, Patna in next four weeks who shall be hearing the parties and shall be taking the matter to its logical conclusion in next four months.
8. The writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observation.
Ravi/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U