Patna High Court

Ravidra SinghversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

Decided: 13 February 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: KHATIM REZA

Holding

The Court disposed of the contempt application, directing the petitioner to file a representation before the District Land Acquisition Officer and ordering the officer to decide the pending interest claim within a stipulated period.

Summary

The petitioner, Ravidra Singh, filed a miscellaneous application seeking contempt proceedings against the Divisional Commissioner, Munger (Opposite Party No.4), alleging willful disobedience of a judgment dated 09.01.2015 in C.W.J.C. No.7439 of 2013. The earlier judgment had ordered payment of compensation, which the petitioner claims has been made, but the interest component remains unpaid. The petitioner was directed to approach the District Land Acquisition Officer, Khagaria, to seek the pending interest. The Court allowed the petitioner to file a proper representation within four weeks and directed the officer to decide the matter with a reasoned order within another four weeks. It further held that any delay already incurred before the Court would be considered while condoning further delay, and the application was disposed accordingly.

Issues considered

Whether the Divisional Commissioner, Munger, is in contempt for willfully disobeying the judgment of 09.01.2015
Whether the interest component of the compensation awarded in the earlier judgment has been paid

Subjects

contempt
compensation
interest
land acquisition
writ jurisdiction
representation
delay condonation

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1373 of 2015
                                                      In
                                Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7439 of 2013
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                 Ravidra Singh S/O Late Geeta Prasad Singh, R/O Village- Marsaiti, P.O.and
                 P.S.- Teghra, District- Begusarai
                                                                           ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                    Versus
           1.     The State of Bihar
           2.    Shri Vyas Ji, Principal Secretary, Deptt. of Land Revenue, Govt. of Bihar,
                 Patna
           3.    Shri Vyas Ji, Principal Secretary, Disaster Management, Govt. of Bihar,
                 Patna
           4.    Shri Leong Kunga, Divisional Commissioner, Munger
           5.    Rajeev Roshan, District Magistrate, Khagaria
           6.    Om Prakash Mahto, District Land Acquisition Officer, Khagaria
           7.    Sunil Kumar Yadav, Sub Divisional Magistrate, Khagaria
           8.    Pradeep Kumar Sinha, the Circle Officer, Khagaria
                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :    Mr. Bharat Bhushan, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :    Mr. Ashok Kumar Keshri, Advocate
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA
                                       ORAL ORDER

5   13-02-2026                  The present Miscellaneous application has been filed

                   for initiation of contempt proceedings against opposite party no.

                   4 for willfully and deliberately disobeying the judgment dated

                   09.01.2015 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 7439 of 2013 by the Bench

                   of this Court.

                                2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                   amount of compensation has already been paid. However, the

                   interest component has not been paid. It is further submitted that

                   the petitioner seeks to agitate his grievance in this regard before
           Patna High Court MJC No.1373 of 2015(5) dt.13-02-2026
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                     the District Land Acquisition Officer, Khagaria (opposite party

                     no. 6).

                                  3. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the present

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

                     proper representation before the District Land Acquisition

                     Officer, Khagaria (opposite party no. 6), within a period of four

                     weeks from today. If such representation is filed within the

                     aforesaid period, the concerned authority shall consider and

                     dispose of the same by a reasoned and speaking order within a

                     period of four weeks from the date of its filing.

                                  4. It is made clear that in the event a proper

                     representation is filed before opposite party no. 6, the period

                     during which the matter remained pending before this Court

                     shall be taken into consideration while condoning the delay, if

                     so required.

                                  5.With the aforesaid observations and directions, the

                     application stands disposed of.
                                                                   (Khatim Reza, J)

shyambihari/-
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