Patna High Court
Akhilesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar through Mihir Kumar Singh, the Additional Chief Secretary,
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The petition is disposed of without ordering contempt proceedings, directing the petitioner to seek compensation and approach the appropriate authority for any remaining grievance.
Summary
Petitioner Akhilesh Kumar filed a petition seeking contempt proceedings against several officials of the Bihar Government for allegedly wilfully disobeying a High Court order dated 22‑03‑2024, which directed him to file a representation before the District Land Acquisition Officer (DLAO) within four weeks and required the DLAO to complete the enquiry within six months. The opposite parties filed a supplementary show‑cause notice claiming that a process had been initiated but the petitioner had not given consent. The Court held that the petitioner should first approach the appropriate authority to obtain the compensation amount by producing the necessary documents, and if any grievance remains, he may approach the appropriate authority or court for redress. Consequently, the Court disposed of the petition without ordering contempt proceedings, directing the opposite parties to expedite the matter if the petitioner proceeds with his claim.
Issues considered
- Whether the opposite parties are in contempt of the specific High Court order dated 22‑03‑2024.
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to any relief beyond directing him to seek compensation and approach the appropriate authority for any further grievance.
Subjects
- contempt of court
- land acquisition
- compensation
- civil writ jurisdiction
- non‑compliance
- petition disposal
- high court order
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3959 of 2024
In
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1902 of 2022
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Akhilesh Kumar Son of Shri Bakhori Siddhanath Prasad, Resident of Village
and P.O. Karu Bigaha, Block and Subdivision - Neemchak Bathani, District -
Gaya, Presently residing at Mohalla - Gandhi Nagar, Ram Chandrapur, P.O
Bihar Sharif, District - Nalanda.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Mihir Kumar Singh, the Additional Chief
Secretary, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna, Bihar.
2. Dipak Kumar Singh, the Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Land
Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna, Bihar.
3. Dr. Thiyagarajan S.M., the Collector, Gaya District.
4. District Land Acquisition Officer, Gaya District.
5. Ajay Kumar Azad, Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department,
Delha, Tekari Road, Jagdev Nagar, Kharkhura, District Gaya, Bihar.
6. Roop Narayan Sharma, S.D.O. - cum - Assistant Engineer, Road
Construction Department, Delha, Tekari Road, Jagdev Nagar, Kharkhura,
District - Gaya, Bihar.
7. Ram Pravesh Paswan, Junior Engineer, Road Construction Department,
Delha, Tekari Road, Jagdev Nagar, Kharkhura, District Gaya, Bihar.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Purnendu Keshav, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Standing Counsel- 25
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
5 30-01-2026 Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the
following relief/s:
(i) for initiating contempt proceedings
against the members of the opposite party
for wilfully disobeying the specific order
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dated 22.03.2024 passed by this Court in
C.W.J.C. No. 1902 of 2022, whereby, this
Hon'ble court has been pleased to direct the
petitioner to file a comprehensive
representation before the District Land
Acquisition Officer, Gaya District within a
period of four weeks from the date of the
aforesaid order dated 22.03.2024. Further,
the District Land Acquisition Officer, Gaya
was also categorically directed to take up
the matter and conclude the enquiry and
pass an appropriate order in accordance
with law within a period of six months
thereafter which the concerned authority has
failed to comply.
3. A second supplementary show cause has come on
behalf of opposite party nos. 05 and 06 duly signed by the
Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department, Division-
01, Gayaji and the learned State counsel has taken this Court to
paragraphs 13 and 14 to submit that though process has been
taken, the petitioner has not given consent.
4. This Court is of the opinion that the petitioner
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should approach and get the compensation amount after
showing the documents and if there still any grievance
remained, can very well approach the appropriate
authority/Court for the redressal of the grievance.
5. With the aforesaid observation, the MJC No. 3959
of 2024 is disposed of.
6. Needless to add, the opposite party shall be
expediting the matter, if the petitioner approaches.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
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