Patna High Court
Ram Chandra SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The petition is disposed, directing the petitioner to approach the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector, Aurangabad, who shall consider the case under section 64 and refer it to LARRA Gaya as per the Kumar Ohm order.
Summary
Petitioner Ram Chandra Singh filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority (LARRA) at Gaya to accept his petition under section 64 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARRA) and to dispose of it within the period prescribed under section 60(4). The petitioner urged the court to follow the earlier decision in Kumar Ohm v. State of Bihar (CWJC No. 2743 of 2023), which had directed the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector of Aurangabad to consider the case under section 64 and refer it to LARRA Gaya. The State had no objection to applying that precedent. The Patna High Court, relying on the Kumar Ohm order, disposed of the present petition by directing the petitioner to approach the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector, Aurangabad, who will handle the matter in accordance with the earlier order.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to a mandamus directing LARRA Gaya to accept and dispose of his petition under section 64 of the RFCTLARRA, 2013 within the period prescribed by section 60(4).
- Whether the precedent set in Kumar Ohm v. State of Bihar (CWJC No. 2743 of 2023) is applicable to the present petition.
Subjects
- Land Acquisition
- Rehabilitation and Resettlement
- Mandamus
- Section 64
- Section 60(4)
- District Magistrate
- LARRA
- Precedent
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6447 of 2024
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Ram Chandra Singh Son of Late Ram Bilash Singh, resident of village Kerka
P.S. N.T.P.C., District Aurangabad.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Deptt. of Revenue and
Land Reform, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Director, Directorate of Land Acquisition, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
3. The District Magistrate Cum Collector, Aurangabad.
4. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
5. The Chief Executive Officer, Bhartiya Rail Baffle Campus Ltd. (A Joint
Venture of India Railway and N.T.P.C.) Its Office located at the campus of
BRBCHI Khaira, P.S. N.T.P.C. Khaira Circle Nabinagar District
Aurangabad.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vyas Kumar Mishra, Advocate
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Birendra Prasad Singh, AC to SC-19
Mr. Amaresh Kumar Sinha, Advocate
Mr. Vaibhav Narayan, Advocate
Ms. Deeksha, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
2 30-03-2026 Heard Mr. Anirudh Kumar Verma, learned counsel
for the petitioner and the State.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
following relief(s):
“for issuance of writ(s), order(s) or
direction(s) in the nature of Mandamus
Commanding and directing upon the concerned
Authority i.e. LARA GAYA to accept the petition
filed under section 64 of the Right to Fair
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Compensation Land Acquisition Rehabilitation
and resettlement Act, 2013 (In short RFCTLARA
Act 2013) and dispose the same on merit under
the stipulated period as enshrined under section
60 (4) of the Act by giving liberty to the petitioner
to file petition before the LARA GAYA under
section 64(1) of the Act, 2013.”
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the outset,
submits that his case be also considered and disposed of in the
light of the order passed by the Coordinate Bench in Kumar
Ohm vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. (CWJC No. 2743 of
2023) dated 12.07.2023.
4. Learned State counsel has no objection to it.
5. The relevant portion in of the aforesaid order
passed in Kumar Ohm (supra) read as follows:
“Considering the circumstances, the
District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Aurangabad
is directed to consider the case of petitioner
under Section 64 of the RFCTLARRA, 2013 and
shall pass order on merit and shall refer the
matter for reference before LARRA, Gaya.
With this observation and direction, the
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present Writ Petition stands disposed off.”
6. In that background, the aforesaid writ petition is
also disposed of in the same term allowing the petitioner(s) to
approach the District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Aurangabad
who shall be taking up the matter and act as per the order passed
in Kumar Ohm (supra) case.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Adnan/-
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