IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3802 of 2014 ====================================================== 1. Ravindar Kumar Pandey @ Ravindra Pandey Son Of Late Nandji Pandey Resident Of Village - Nibiya, Post - Kaser, P.S. Bhagwanpur, District - Kaimur Bhabhua 2. Gopal Ji Pandey Son Of Late Ram Sakal Pandey Resident Of Village - Nibiya, Post - Kaser, P.S. Bhagwanpur, District - Kaimur Bhabhua ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Principal Secretary, Department Of Land Reforms and Revenue, Government Of Bihar, Patna 3. The Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government Of Bihar, Patna 4. The District Magistrate, Kaimur Bhabhua 5. The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Sone Project, Sasaram, District - Rohtas ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Amaresh Kumar Sinha, Advocate Mr. Vaibhav Narayan, Advocate Ms. Deeksha, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Vivek Prasad, G.P.07 Mr. Sanjay Kumar, AC to GP-07 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 7 03-02-2026 Heard Mr. Amaresh Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Vivek Prasad, learned G.P.-07. 2. The present petition has been preferred for the following relief/s: (i) for the issuance of a writ in the nature of a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate Patna High Court CWJC No.3802 of 2014(7) dt.03-02-2026 2/5 writ, order or direction for quashing the letter bearing no. 384 dated 03.10.2013 issued by the respondent no. 5 (As contained in annexure- 6) whereby the authorities have refused to pay the compensation for the lands of the petitioners acquired under the Land Acquisition Act on frivolous ground. It is further prayed for issuance of consequential writ in the nature of a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, direction commanding the respondents to pay the compensation of the lands acquired by the State Government situated in Mauza Haripur, Thana No. 371, Khata No. 48, in Khesra No. 144, to the extent of 0.18 decimals and in Khasra No. 143 to the extent of 17.5 decimals under the Land Acquisition Act. 3. The matter relates to a piece of land has recorded in para-01 of the petition as under: “Mauza Haripur, Thana No. 371, Khata No. 48, in Khesra No. 144, to the extent of 0.18 Patna High Court CWJC No.3802 of 2014(7) dt.03-02-2026 3/5 decimals and in Khasra No. 143 to the extent of 17.5 decimals”. 4. The claim of the petitioners is/are that though an Award has been declared for their 1.18 decimals raiyati land with respect to Khata No. 15, Khesra no. 84, 85 and 141 in the mauza-Haripur, no payment for khata no. 48, kheshra no. 143, (area 17.5 decimals) and khesra no. 144 (area 0.18 decimals) has been made. 5. The State Government has filed affidavit through respondent nos. 4 and 5, the Collector, Kaimur as also the District Land Acquisition Officer, Sone Project, Sasaram and paragraph no.07 is relevant to record as under: “7. That so far as claim of the petitioners is concerned, it is stated that an award of Rs. 10,69,552/- has been declared for their 1.18 acre raiyati land of khata no. 15, khesra nos. 84, 85 and 141 situated in mauza- Haripur. Since the land of khata no. 48, khesra no. 143, area 17.5 decimal and khesra no. 144, area 0.18 decimal situated in mauza- Patna High Court CWJC No.3802 of 2014(7) dt.03-02-2026 4/5 Haripur of Bhagwanpur circle has been recorded as 'Anabad Bihar Sarkar' in the continuous khatian and the petitioners have been shown as occupants of the said land by way of adverse, possession, no compensation is admissible to them for the said land. As such the application dated 23.09.2013 of the petitioners has been rejected by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Sone Project, Sasaram vide letter no. 384 dated 03.10.2013 and they have been directed to get declared their title over the land in question by the court of competent jurisdiction”. 6. This Court is also of the view that since the respondents have accepted claim over certain piece of land while declaring that so far as this land is concerned, they have to get their title declared, it is advisable that the petitioners approach the competent Civil Court and get their title declared. 7. Needless to add, if it goes in their favour, they shall Patna High Court CWJC No.3802 of 2014(7) dt.03-02-2026 5/5 be entitled to the compensation. 8. With the aforesaid observation, the writ application is disposed of. Ravi/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U