Authority: High Court of Judicature at Patna

Order Date: 06-07-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioner: Ford Hospital and Research Center Private Limited, a private limited company (Registration No. U85119BR2007 P5C012958), located at New Bypass Road (NH 30), Khemnichak, Jaganpura, Patna, represented by Advocate Anirudh Kumar Verma and by Dr. Santosh Kumar (Director).
  • Respondents: The State of Bihar (through various secretaries and officials), District Magistrate, Additional Collector, District Land Acquisition Officer, Circle Officer, and Patna Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (represented by Advocate Anukriti Jaipuriar).
  • Relief sought: A mandamus directing the respondents to issue a de‑notification/withdrawal notification for the petitioner’s land and to correct revenue records by removing references to acquisition, alleging that continuation of the acquisition entry is illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional.
  • Land details: Khata No. 13, Plot No. 1200, area 0.149 acre, Mauza Khemnichak, Jaganpura, Patna, purchased from Usha Rani (wife of Shri Prakash Singh) in 2007 and in peaceful possession.
  • Project context: Patna Metro’s Khemnichak Metro Station required acquisition of 0.4153 acre in Mauza‑Jaganpura, Thana 26, Phulwarisharif; notice issued on 01‑08‑2025.
  • Objection: Petitioner's objection filed before the District Land Acquisition Officer (DLAO); on 02‑12‑2025 the DLAO recorded that Patna Metro, supported by Letter No. 6059 dated 01‑12‑2025, denied acquisition of the petitioner’s land, stating the 0.0415 acre proposed for acquisition did not include Ford Hospital’s land.
  • Patna Metro’s further submission: The land of Usha Rani totals 9 acres, of which only a minuscule 0.0415 acre has been acquired and taken in possession; Ford Hospital’s land is not part of the acquisition and Patna Metro does not intend to take it.
  • The DLAO, after recording Patna Metro’s statement, decided the matter without impleading Usha Rani as a party.

Final Outcome

  • The Court observed that apprehension cannot be a basis for a writ petition and that the matter had already been clarified by the DLAO and Patna Metro.
  • The petition is disposed of; the petitioner is granted liberty to agitate the matter in the future if required.

Topics: Land Acquisition, Infrastructure Development