IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11183 of 2017 ====================================================== 1. Mustaq Ahmad and Ors S/o Late Hafiz Taiyab. 2. Lal Babu, S/o Late Hafiz Taiyab. 3. Laxmi Mahto, S/o Bharat Mahto. 4. Hira Lal Mahto, S/o Bharat Mahto 5. Mustazabur Rahman, S/o Md. Faijullah 6. Mehrunissa, W/o Late Hafiz Taiyab. All R/o Village- Korihiyar, P.S.- Korihiyar, District-E. Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar and Ors 2. The Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Principal Secretary, Departmen of Home, Bihar, Patna 4. The Director, Land Acquisition, Bihar,Patna. 5. The Joint Secretary, Department of Home, Bihar, Patna 6. The Collector, Motihari. 7. The Land Acquisition Officer, Motihari. 8. The Union of India through the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, through its Secretary, Nor 9. The Secretary, Border Management Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, North Block, New De ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Mallika Mazumdar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mrs. Nutan Sahay, AC to AAG12 For the UOI : Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Pandey, Sr. CGC Mr. R.K. Sharma, CGC Mr. Lokesh, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 3 19-01-2026 Heard Ms. Mallika Mazumdar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mrs. Nutan Sahay representing the State. 2. The present application has been preferred: for mandamus on the Respondent Patna High Court CWJC No.11183 of 2017(3) dt.19-01-2026 2/2 authorities to make equal payment to all owners for the same quality of land acquired for the same purpose i.e. for construction of link road of integrated check post at Raxaul. 3. A counter affidavit has come though belatedly for which Rs. 3,000/- has been handed over to Ms. Mazumdar and receipt has been issued. 4. Learned State Counsel has taken this Court to the batch cases disposed of on 15.03.2017 by a Co-ordinate Bench in which liberty was granted to the petitioner to approach the Land Acquisition Officer, Motihari who was to dispose it of in accordance with law. The said batch cases is/are CWJC No. 18649 of 2015 (Prabhu Paswan & Ors. Vs. State of Bihar & Ors. and analogous cases). 5. Taking into account the aforesaid facts, this Court also follows the route of the Co-ordinate Bench and the writ petition is disposed of allowing the petitioner to approach the respondent no. 7, the District Land Acquisition Officer, Motihari for the redressal of the grievance. Vijay Singh/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U