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Ramesh Chandra Paswan v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.

Patna HC21 Jun 2023CWJC/14818/2017

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What is this about?

Writ petition over land encroached by authorities to build a police station boundary wall. Respondents computed and paid compensation under the 2013 Land Acquisition Act as agricultural land. Petitioner sought enhancement; court granted liberty to pursue remedies under law and disposed of the petition.

What did the court decide?

Liberty granted to petitioner to seek enhancement of compensation through available legal remedies.

Ramesh Chandra Paswan Vs The State Of Bihar and Ors. — Land Acquisition | Patna HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14818 of 2017

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Ramesh Chandra Paswan Son of Late Babu Lal Paswan resident of village - Kashar, P.S. Ariari, District - Sheikhpura.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Revenue Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna

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The Circle Officer (C.O.) Anchal Ariari, District - Sheikhpura.

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The District Magistrate D.M., District - Sheikhpura.

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The Superintendent of Police S.P. District - Sheikhpura.

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The Officer-in-Charge, Ariari P.S. District - Sheikhpura.

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The Assistant Thana Incharge O.P. Kashar under Ariari Police Station, District - Sheikhpura.

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... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Satish Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Raj Kishore Roy -Gp18 ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER

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4 21-06-2023

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The present writ petition has been filed

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seeking the following reliefs:-

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"I) For issuance of a appropriate writ in the nature of Mandamus commanding, the petitioner has pray from the Hon'ble Court to direction of Respondent to remove the encroached the land or stay the construction of boundary wall from the Officer-in-charge O.P. of Kashar. Further may granted compensation (Hereinafter referred to as the Act of the Land Encroachment

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Patna High Court CWJC No.14818 of 2017(4) dt.21-06-2023 2/3

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Act).

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(ii) For that in respect of Mauza Kashar Tauzi No.4805 Thana No.289, Khata No.466, Khesra No.3041 , Area 0.30 decimals of land was granted Parcha in the name of petitioner settlement Case No.5/9495.

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(iii) For that the O.P. of Kashar has construction of boundary wall without show cause of Parchadhari."

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The facts of the present case would bear it out that there is consensus in between the parties to the effect that the land of the petitioner has been encroached by the respondents, for the purposes of making boundary wall of the police station in question, hence, the respondents have computed the amount of compensation, as per the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 to the tune of Rs.9,10,728/- and the same has also been paid to the petitioner. Nonetheless, it is the contention of the petitioner that such amount of compensation has been

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Patna High Court CWJC No.14818 of 2017(4) dt.21-06-2023 3/3

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calculated considering the land in question to be an agricultural land and not residential land, hence, the petitioner be granted liberty to take recourse to such remedies, as are otherwise available under the law for enhancement of the compensation amount. Liberty so sought is granted.

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The writ petition stands disposed off.

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(Mohit Kumar Shah, J)

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kanchan/-

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Ramesh Chandra Paswan v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.

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