Gaurichak, District- Patna. vs Construction Ministry New Delhi.

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21. Jawaharlal Singh S/o Late Suresh Singh Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

22. Sanjit Kumar S/o Late Ranvijay Singh Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

23. Yashoda Devi W/o Rajendra Singh Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

24. Anil Kumar S/o Sidheshwar Ram Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

25. Arvind Kumar S/o Late Saryug Paswan Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

26. Vijendra Mochi S/o Late Kanhai Mochi Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

27. Sanjay Kumar S/o Late Jamun Singh Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

28. Gorakh Kumar S/o Vijay Singh Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

29. Arjun Singh S/o Shivlal Singh Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

30. Phulpati Devi W/o Late Ram Sevak Singh Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

31. Lalmuni Devi W/o Late Vinay Krishna Singh Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

32. Gaurav Kumar S/o Arvind Singh Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

33. Punit Mochi S/o Late Jatan Mochi Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

34. Om Prakash Singh S/o Late Ram Jatan Singh Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

35. Rakesh Kumar S/o Late Siddheshwar Singh Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

36. Gyanchand Singh S/o Late Babu Lal Singh Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

37. Santosh Kumar S/o Late Prabhu Chand Singh Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

38. Ramanandan Singh S/o Late Jaglal Singh Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

39. Sudhir Kumar S/o Ram Sevak Singh Resident of Village- Bhergawan, P.O.- Jaitiya, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

40. Dimpal Devi W/o Late Mirtunjay Kumar Resident of Ramraj Co-operative Colony, Biskoman Path, Near Patel Chowk, Guljarbagh, District- Patna.

41. Dharmshila Devi W/o Chitranjan Singh Resident of House No. 5, Nav Vikas Lane, Ashiyana Nagar, P.O.- Ashiyana Nagar, District- Patna.

42. Shantu Kumar S/o Devendra Singh Resident of Ashok Nagar, Road No. 8A, Patna High Court CWJC No.18974 of 2021(2) dt.06-04-2023 Dwarika College, Ashok Nagar, Sampatchak, District- Patna.

43. Rajiv Kumar S/o Late Devendra Prasad Singh Resident of 20/20 Sonari North Leyout, Sonari, East Singhbhum, State- Jharkhand.

44. Virendra Prasad Singh S/o Late Ram Alakh Singh Resident of Village- Labaich, P.O.- Hajarat Sai, P.S.- Dhanarua, District- Patna.

45. Dharmdeo Prasad S/o Ramchandra Prasad Resident of B. 335, PTS, Diptinagar, NTPC/ Township, Lalpur, District- Bhagalpur, State- Bihar.

46. Rashmi Kumari D/o Dr. Dharmendra Prasad Resident of House No. RCF- 100, Sector-4, Bahadurpur Housing Colony, Near T.V. Tower, Sampatchak, District- Patna.

47. Shaila Devi W/o Ramnarayan Pyare Resident of RCF 57, Sector-4, Bahadurpur, Housingh Colony, Sampatchak, District- Patna.

48. Suggi Devi W/o Devsharan Paswan Resident of Sipara Dih, Shekhpura Dhelwan, Sampatchak, District- Patna.

49. Tufan Chandra Josh @ Tufan Singh S/o Late Uday Chand Singh Resident of Kurthol Bhramsthan, Near Comford School, P.G. Line, P.O.- Kurthol, P.S.- Parsa Bazar, District- Patna.

50. Shweta Kumari D/o Shashi Bhushan Kumar Resident of Road No. 5, Jaimahavir Colony, Mahendru, Patna, District- Patna.

51. Madhuri Kumari W/o Viddyanand Singh Resident of Vit Vibhag Colony, Fase-2, C-9, Khajpura, Rukunpura, District- Patna.

52. Mina Devi D/o Ramdulari Singh Resident of Patna Mahavir Sthan Gali, Lodipur, P.O.- G.P.O., District- Patna.

53. Viddyawati Devi W/o Late Ramkrishna Singh Resident of Bara Gamhariya Adarsh Nagar, Saraikela, Kharsawan, State- Jharkhand.

54. Anjani Kumar Singh S/o Late Sukhnandan Singh Resident of Village- Gavaspur, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

55. Shashi Bhushan Kumar S/o Jagat Kishor Singh Resident of Village- Gavaspur, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

56. Rakesh Kumar Singh S/o Late Jagat Kishore Singh Resident of Village- Gavaspur, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

57. Naval Kishore Singh S/o Late Sharda Nand Singh Resident of Village- Gavaspur, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

58. Arvind Kumar Singh S/o Ramanand Singh Resident of Village- Gavaspur, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

59. Manoj Kumar S/o Mahavir Singh Resident of Village- Gavaspur, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna.

60. Rajiv Singh S/o Late Awadhesh Singh Resident of Village- Gavaspur, P.S.- Gaurichak, District- Patna. Versus ... ... Petitioner/s

1. The Union of India, through the Secretary of Transport and Road Construction Ministry New Delhi. Patna High Court CWJC No.18974 of 2021(2) dt.06-04-2023

7. The Chairman National Highway Authority of India, Sector 10, Dwarka, New Delhi. The Project Manager NH 119 D, Office at Patna, Bihar. The State of Bihar Through the Principal Secretary, Department of Land Reforms and Revenue, Bihar, Patna. The District Collector Patna, District- Patna. The Land Acquisition Officer Cum Competent Authority, NH 119D, Patna. The Circle Officer Fathua Circle, District- Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : For the Respondent/s : Mr. Anuj Dilbar Krishna, Advocate Mr. Gopal Kumar, Advocate Dr. Krishna Nandan Singh, Advocate Mr. Rishi Raj Sirda, S.C. 19 Mr. Saurabh Kumar, Advocate Mr. S.N.Pathak, S.C. N.H.A.I ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 2 06-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioners have filed the instant application for the following reliefs: “(1) For issuance of an appropriate writ in the nature of Certiorari for quashing the notice dated

29.07.2021 in L.A. Case No. 11/2021-22 (Annexure- 4) issued by the respondent No. 6 (the Land Acquisition officer cum Competent Authority, Patna) whereby and whereunder the respondent No. 6 sent information to the petitioners to accept the compensation of the land of the petitioners under Mauza Bhergawan, thana No.. 73 and Mauza Bajidpur, thana No.77 respectively which have been fully described in para 8 of this writ application, on

13.08.2021 or before by producing the various documents for their claims from issuance of the said Patna High Court CWJC No.18974 of 2021(2) dt.06-04-2023 notice, treating, the land of the petitioner as agricultural in place of commercial/ residential thereby the amount calculated is miserable inadequate and in the contravention of the national Highways Act 1956 and Right to fair compensation and transparency in land Acquition, Rehabilition and Resettlement Act, 2013. Since the competent authority has not power to change the nature of the land which is admitted fact from the notified MVR Value of the aforesaid circle in which the land of the petitioners been described as Commercial/residential vide Letter No. 148 dated

04.02.2019 issued by the Circle Officer, Fathua (Patna). (II) For issuance of the writ in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing respondents authorities to pass an appropriate order on the objection filed by the petitioners before the District Land Acquisition Officer, Patna, Bihar in land Acquisition Case no. 11/ 2021-22 regarding to modify/change the compensation amount treating the land commercial/residential and thereby payment be made alongwith 12 % interest in view of the provision contemplated in the National Highways Act, 1956 as well as under right to fair compensation and transparency in land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. III) For restraining the respondents form taking any coercive (steps in terms of the impugned letter dated 29.07.2021(Annexure-4) till disposal of this application. (IV) To grant any other relief/s for which the Patna High Court CWJC No.18974 of 2021(2) dt.06-04-2023 petitioners be found entitled in the eye of law. In sum and substance, the submission on behalf of petitioners is that the petitioners are aggrieved by the determination of the compensation determined for payment to the petitioners by the Land Acquisition Officer-cum-Competent Authority, Patna. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that as per oral instructions received, the petitioners have already moved before the Arbitrator in terms of the provisions of section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956. It is finally prayed by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners will be withdrawing this application to pursue his matter before the Arbitrator. Further, a prayer is made that some time may be fixed for conclusion of the proceedings by the learned Arbitrator. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and having perused the materials on record and the submissions made, this application is permitted to be withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. It is directed that in case the petitioners have not moved under section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956, they will move before the Arbitrator within a period of four weeks from today. The learned Arbitrator will expedite the Patna High Court CWJC No.18974 of 2021(2) dt.06-04-2023 disposal of the case of the petitioners and dispose it of at the earliest preferably within a period of six months from the date of production/communication of this order. (Partha Sarthy, J) Bibhash U