Manoj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2232 of 2026
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           1.     Manoj Kumar Son of Late Ramji Prasad,
           2.    Munna Prasad, Son of Late Dhaneshwar Bind @ Dhaneshwar Prasad,
           3.    Panna Prasad @ Pana Prasad, Son of Late Dhaneshwar Bind @ Dhaneshwar
                 Prasad,
                 All are resident of Village-Akorhi, P.S. and Anchal-Mohania, District-
                 Kaimur at Bhabua.

                                                                       ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land
                 Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
           2.    The Land Acquisition Officer, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Authority,
                 Patna.
           3.    The Collector cum District Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua.
           4.    The District Land Acquisition Officer, Kaimur.
           5.    Gobardhan Prasad, Son of Late Ramkrit Bind,
           6.    Santosh Kumar, Son of Late Haridwar Bind,
           7.    Ramjas Prasad, Son of Late Chhotelal Bind,
           8.    Dabloo Kumar, Son of Late Dindeyal Bind,
           9.    Babloo Kumar, Son of Late Dindeyal Bind,
           10. Arti Devi, Wife of Rabindra Ram,
           11. Mukhlal Paswan, S/o Late Ramdhari Dusadh,
               Sl No.5 yo 11 are resident of Village-Akorhi, P.S. and Anchal-Mohania,
               District-Kaimur at Bhabua.

                                                           ... ... Respondent/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s   :     Mr. Aditya Kumar Pandey, Advocate
                 For the Respondent/s   :     Mr. Aditya Nath Jha, AC to SC 18
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   12-02-2026                    Heard Mr. Aditya Kumar Pandey, learned counsel

                   appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Aditya Nath Jha,

                   learned AC to SC 18 for the State.

                               2. Petitioners have inter alia prayed for following
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          reliefs in the paragraphs No.1 of the writ petition:-

                                       “(I) For issuance of a writ in the nature of
                          certiorari to quash the order dated 27.06.2023 passed by
                          the District Magistrate, Kaimur in Misc. Case No.76/2019,
                          whereby the application filed by the petitioners for
                          reference under Section 64 of the Right to Fair
                          Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,
                          Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (hereinafter
                          referred to as the “RFCTLARR ACT”) was illegally
                          rejected and directed the petitioners to move before the
                          competent authority for getting compensation of the
                          disputed land.
                                       (ii) For issuance of a writ in the nature of
                          mandamus commanding the respondent Collector to refer
                          the dispute to the Land Acquisition Resettlement and
                          Rehabilitation Authority (LARRA), Patna. The dispute
                          pertains to the compensation wrongfully paid to Respondent
                          No.10 (Arti Devi) based on a sale deed executed by a
                          person (Respondent No.9) who had no title to the
                          petitioners’ share.
                                       (iii) To direct the Authority to adjudicate that
                          the sale deed dated 11.11.2008, executed by respondent
                          No.10, is void to the extent of the petitioners’ share, and
                          consequently, the compensation paid to respondent no.10
                          must be recovered/apportioned to the petitioners.
                                       (iv) And for any other relief / reliefs for which
                          the petitioners are found to be entitled in the eye of law.”




                      3. Considering the nature of relief, as prayed for in the

          present writ petition, I direct the petitioners to file their

          individual representation before the District Land Acquisition

          Officer, Kaimur along with all the documents and land records

          in respect of their undisputed title over the land in question

          which was acquired way back in the year 2014. The District

          Land Acquisition Officer in that case is directed to call for the

          records from the Circle Officer concerned. The Circle Officer is

          directed to forthwith produce all the records and give details of
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                     the land of the petitioners, which has been acquired in the year

                     2014, so that the petitioners can be paid due compensation in

                     accordance with the              Right To Fair Compensation And

                     Transparency        In    Land      Acquisition,   Rehabilitation   And

                     Resettlement Act, 2013. The above exercise is required to be

                     taken within a period of two months from the date of filing of

                     the individual representation by the petitioners.

                                 4. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of.



                                               (Purnendu Singh, J)
Sanjay/-

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