Patna High Court
Ramashish SinghversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The court granted the petitioner liberty to approach the appropriate authority and disposed of the writ petition without adjudicating the merits.
Summary
Ramashish Singh, the petitioner, filed a writ petition seeking a direction for the State of Bihar and other respondents to pay compensation for his homestead land as determined in a letter dated 9 January 2016, amounting to Rs.2,32,58,760, invoking Section 26 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. He also requested liberty to represent his case before the appropriate authority. The learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Anirudh Kumar Verma, presented these prayers. The court, without expressing any view on the merits of the compensation claim, granted the petitioner liberty to approach the appropriate authority and disposed of the writ petition. Consequently, the petition was closed without a substantive order on the compensation claim.
Issues considered
- What is the entitlement of the petitioner to compensation for homestead land under Section 26 of the RFCTLARR Act?
- Whether the court can direct the respondents to pay the specified compensation amount?
- Whether the petitioner should be granted liberty to represent his case before the appropriate authority.
Legislation cited
Subjects
- land acquisition
- compensation
- homestead land
- Section 26
- RFCTLARR Act
- writ petition
- civil writ jurisdiction
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.655 of 2017
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Ramashish Singh sons of Late Ram Parikha Singh, resident of Village-
Eghara, P.S.- N.T.P.C., Khaira and District- Aurangabad.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State Of Bihar
2. The District Magistrate, Aurangabad.
3. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Aurangabad.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Anirudh Kumar Verma
For the Respondent/s : Mr.Raj Kishore Roy-Gp18
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
4 05-01-2026 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:
(i) for direction to the concerned
Respondent to pay the compensation for the
Homestead land in the light of letter no. 37
dated 9.1.2016 Issued by the Respondent
concerned determining the rate of
Rs.2,32,58,760 (Two erore thirty two the fifty
eight thousand seven hundred sixty rupees
only) for the homestead land as per section
26 of the RFCTLARR ACL 2013 together
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with other benefits provided under the Act.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he
may be allowed to represents his case before appropriate
authority in the light of Annexure-5.
4. Granting said liberty and without commenting on
the merit of the case, the writ petition is disposed of.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Ravi/-
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