Patna High Court
Khurshid AlamversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The Court held that no relief could be granted to the petitioner and dismissed the writ petition.
Summary
Petitioner Khurshid Alam filed a writ petition seeking compensation for a 0.0668 hectare parcel of land (Khesra No. 869) acquired for the construction of NH 122B, alleging that the Land Acquisition Officer wrongly denied compensation on the ground that the land was "Anabad Bihar Sarkar" (government land). The petitioner requested a certiorari to quash the officer's order, payment of compensation, and protection of his interest in the land. The State, represented by a GP‑14 officer, opposed the petition, contending that the land indeed belongs to the government and therefore no compensation is due. The Patna High Court examined the claim and concluded that the petitioner is not entitled to any relief under the facts presented. The Court noted that the petitioner remains free to approach the appropriate authority for any further grievance. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed without granting any relief.
Issues considered
- What is the legal effect of a declaration that the acquired land is "Anabad Bihar Sarkar" on the entitlement to compensation?
- Whether the Land Acquisition Officer's order denying compensation can be set aside by a writ of certiorari.
Subjects
- land acquisition
- compensation
- government land
- certiorari
- writ jurisdiction
- NH 122B
- Anabad Bihar Sarkar
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1504 of 2026
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Khurshid Alam Son of Abdul Kalam Ansari, resident of village- Madudabad,
Post Office and Police Station- Mohiuddin Nagar, District- Samastipur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and
Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Chief Engineer, Road Construction Department, N.H. Wing (North
Bihar), Patna.
3. The Collector-cum-District Magistrate, District- Samastipur.
4. The District Land Acqusition Officer, Samastipur.
5. The Executive Engineer, N.H. Wing, Road Construction Department, Bihar
Sharif, Nalanda.
6. The Circle Officer, Mohiuddin Nagar, District- Samastipur.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Dhurjati Kumar Prasad, GP-14
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
2 31-01-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
grant of following relief(s):
“(i) to issue a certiorari for direction
to respondents to quash and set-aside the order
dated 03.01.2025 passed by Land Acquisition
Officer, Samastipur whereby and where under
the Land Acquisition Officer has denied to grant
compensation amount against the land acquired
on the ground that the land is Anabad Bihar
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Sarkar.
(ii) for direction to respondent no.4 to
pay the compensation amount of the acquired
land for construction of Road NH122B of the
petitioner which has been demarcated
appertaining to khata no.869, Thana no.182,
Area 0.0668 Hectares Under N.H. 122(B)
demarcated in Revenue village-Madudabad, Sub
division-Patori, District-Samastipur.
(iii) for directing the respondent to
protect the position of the petitioner over the
aforesaid land.
(iv) for which pass such other
order/orders, direction/directions as your
lordships may deem fit in the fact and
circumstances of the case and according to law.”
3. Though the petitioner want compensation of the
land, the details are unavailable. On the other hand learned GP-
14 Mr. Dhurjati Kumar Prasad, has taken this Court to the order
dated 03.01.2025 issued by the District Land Acquisition
Officer, Samastipur by which the claim of the petitioner has
been negated with respect to a land bearing Khesra No. 869
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(area 0.0668 hectare) on the ground that it belongs to him, it is
recorded as Anabad Bihar Sarkar.
4. In that background, this Court is of the opinion that
no relief can be extended to the petitioner. However, the
petitioner so want, always have the liberty to move before
appropriate authority/court for the redressal of the grievance.
5. The writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid
observation.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
vinayak/-
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