Patna High Court
Pramila DeviversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- PURNENDU SINGH
Holding
The court held that the District Land Acquisition Officer must pay the compensation to the petitioner within three weeks, and failing that, the petitioner may approach the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector within six weeks for relief.
Summary
Petitioner Pramila Devi filed a writ petition seeking compensation for two parcels of her land (total 16.02 decimal) that had been acquired by the State of Bihar for a hospital. She alleged that the authorities had unduly delayed payment and caused harassment. The petitioner was ready to submit the required form to the District Land Acquisition Officer (DLAO) to claim the compensation. The High Court examined the petition and directed the DLAO, after verification of records, to pay the compensation within three weeks. The Court further ordered that if the DLAO fails to comply, the petitioner may approach the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector for redress within six weeks. The application was consequently disposed of.
Issues considered
- What entitlement does the petitioner have to compensation for land acquired by the State?
- Whether the authorities are obligated to pay the compensation promptly and what remedial steps are available upon non‑payment?
Subjects
- land acquisition
- compensation
- writ petition
- certiorari
- mandamus
- civil writ jurisdiction
- Bihar
- High Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1163 of 2026
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Pramila Devi Wife of Ghanshyam Pd. Yadav, R/o village- Shyampur, Post-
Basudevpur, P.S. Basudevpur, District - Munger.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land
Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Additional Chief Secretary Revenue and Land Reforms Deptt. Govt. of
Bihar, Patna.
3. The Director, Land Acquisition Bihar, Patna.
4. The District Magistrate, Munger.
5. The Collector, Munger District- Munger.
6. The Additional Collector, Munger District- Munger.
7. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Munger.
8. The Circle Officer, Jamalpur, District- Munger.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Satish Kumar Sinha, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : AC to Government Pleader (03)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 29-01-2026 Heard Mr. Satish Kumar Sinha, learned counsel
appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned AC to
Government Pleader (03) for the State.
2. The petitioner in paragraph no. 1 of the present writ
petition has sought inter alia the following relief(s), which is
reproduced hereinafter:-
“1) That, the petitioner seeks
indulgence of this Hon'ble High Court for the
following reliefs:-
(A) A writ in the nature of
certiorary/mandamus or any other appropriate
writ/writs, order/ orders, direction/directions for
the following reliefs:-
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(i) To pay compensation amount to
the petitioenr with respect to her acquired land
bearing Khata no. 71, Plot no. 174, area 11.45
decimal and Khata no. 71 Plot no. 90 area 4.57
decimal total area16.02 decimal situated at
village Mouza-Sandalpur, falling within Muffasil
Police Station, District-Munger forthwith upto
date panel interest.
(ii) To pay compensation amount to
the petitioner for unnecessary harassing her for
getting payment of her land acquired by the State
govt. for constructing the Hospital over the land
of the petitioner.
(B) To any other relief/reliefs for
which the petitioner is entitle too.”
3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner
submitted that the petitioner is ready to fill up the required form,
to receive the compensation for the total area of land
appertaining to Khata No.71, Plot No.174, Area 11.45 Dismil
and Khata No. 71, Plot No.90, Area 4.57 Dismil (Total Area
16.02 Dismil) situated at Village Sandalpur, District Munger,
before the District Land Acquisition Officer, Munger.
4. Considering the aforesaid information, the District
Land Acquisition Officer, Munger after verifying the records
and the required documents, is directed to make the required
payment of compensation to the petitioner in respect of the land
appertaining to Khata No.71, Plot No.174, Area 11.45 Dismil
and Khata No. 71, Plot No.90, Area 4.57 Dismil (Total Area
16.02 Dismil), within a period of three weeks.
5. In case he fails to redress the grievance of the
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petitioner, the petitioner is directed to approach the District
Magistrate-cum-Collector along with the petition, so that, the
District Magistrate – cum – Collector may take conscious
decision and redress the grievance of the petitioner for the
relief(s), as prayed for in the present writ petition, will within a
period of six weeks.
6. Accordingly, the present application stands
disposed of.
(Purnendu Singh, J)
Ashishsingh/-
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