Awadh Kumar DubeyversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8606 of 2026
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                 Awadh Kumar Dubey Son of Pramod Kumar Dubey, Resident of Village-
                 Sanokhar, P.S.-Kahalgaon, District-Bhagalpur.

                                                                             ... ... Petitioner
                                                   Versus
           1.    The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms.
                 Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
           2.    The Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
           3.    The Divisional Commissioner, Bhagalpur.
           4.    The Collector-Cum-District Magistrate, Bhagalpur.
           5.    The Deputy Development Officer, Bhagalpur, District-Bhagalpur.
           6.    The Addl. Collector, Bhagalpur, District-Bhagalpur.
           7.    The Sub Divisional Officer, Kahalgaon, District-Bhagalpur.
           8.    The Land Acqusition Officer, Bhagalpur, District-Bhagalpur.
           9.    The Anchaladhikari, Sanhaula, District-Bhagalpur.
           10. The Executive Engineer, Rural Works Department, Work Division,
               Kahalgaon, District-Bhagalpur.

                                                           ... ... Respondents
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner     :      Ms. Isha Mishra, Advocate
                                               Mr. Sharda Nand Mishra, Advocate
                                               Ms. Isha Mishra, Advocate
                 For the Respondents    :      Mr. Rajnish Shandilya, A.C. to G.A. 11
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RANA VIKRAM SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   29-06-2026                   1. Ms. Isha Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner

                   appears and submits argument assailing the orders dated

                   10.03.2026 passed by the Collector-cum-District Magistrate,

                   Bhojpur and also for quashing the order dated 24.09.2025

                   passed by the Sub Divisional Complaint Redressal Officer,

                   Kahalgaon and has also submitted that a direction may be issued

                   to the respondents to release the khatiyani land of the petitioner
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          which has illegally been acquired by the respondents and they

          have also constructed a road thereon.

                        2. Learned counsel for the State submits that the

          Collector in his order dated 10.03.2026 as placed vide

          Annexure-P/6 has given a categorical finding that petitioner did

          not produce any document in support of his right. In view of the

          matter, the petitioner may be given liberty to file an appeal

          before the Divisional Commissioner, Bhagalpur taking all the

          grounds and pleas which has been taken in this writ application.

                          3. In this backdrop, petitioner prays for withdrawal

          of the writ application with liberty to file a proper application

          before the Divisional Commissioner, Bhagalpur taking all the

          grounds and pleas which has been taken herein with supporting

          documents.

                           4. Accordingly the prayer is allowed and the writ

          application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an

          application before the Divisional Commissioner, Bhagalpur with

          all supporting documents within three weeks henceforth and

          thereafter Divisional Commissioner, Bhagalpur is expected to

          decide claims of the petitioner after conducting necessary

          enquiries, if any, in order to ascertain the veracity of the claims

          by cross-examining it from the District Authority within six
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                     weeks thereafter.

                                  5. It goes without saying that if any question of

                     limitation arises before the competent authority, the same shall

                     be considered taking into consideration the fact that the

                     petitioner was pursuing the issue before this Court under Article

                     226 of the Constitution of India.


                                             (Rana Vikram Singh, J)

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