Authority: High Court of Judicature at Patna
Order Date: 06-07-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Upendra Yadav S/o late Mahadev Yadav and Sikandar Yadav S/o late Mahadev Yadav, residents of Village Dhundiya Tola, Neyamatpur, Aurangabad district.
- Respondents: The State of Bihar (through the Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms), Director, Directorate of Land Acquisition, District Magistrate cum Collector Aurangabad, District Land Acquisition Officer, and the Chief Executive Officer of Bhartiya Rail Baffle Campus Ltd (a joint venture of India Railway and N.T.P.C.).
- Relief sought: Issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the concerned authority to refer the compensation enhancement matter to the competent court, invoking parity and consistency with earlier judgments (CWJC No.16528/2023 and CWJC No.2743/2023).
- Counsel: petitioner represented by Mr. Anirudh Kumar Verma; respondents represented by Mr. AAG‑13; Bhartiya Rail Baffle Campus Ltd represented by Mr. Amaresh Kumar Sinha, Mr. Vaibhav Narayan, and Ms. Deeksha.
- The petitioner requested that the present petition be decided in light of the order in Kumar Ohm vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. (CWJC No.2743 of 2023) dated 12.07.2023.
- State counsel expressed no objection to applying the earlier order.
Relevant Prior Order (Kumar Ohm)
> "Considering the circumstances, the District Magistrate‑cum‑Collector, Aurangabad is directed to consider the case of petitioner under Section 64 of the RFCTLARRA, 2013 and shall pass order on merit and shall refer the matter for reference before LARRA, Gaya. With this observation and direction, the present Writ Petition stands disposed off."
Final Outcome
- Justice Rajiv Roy, after hearing counsel on 06‑07‑2026, disposed of the present writ petition in the same term, adopting the direction of the Kumar Ohm order and ordering the petition to stand disposed.
Topics: Land Compensation, Writ Petition, Court Order