Janak Kishore Singh v. The State of Bihar
PATNA HIGH COURT (Rajiv Roy, J.) – Oral order dated 18-03-2024 – Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4365 of 2020
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; CWJC/Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4365 of 2020; Janak Kishore Singh v. State of Bihar; Rajiv Roy J; decision 18-03-2024; land acquisition compensation pending for decades; Collector Begusarai order dated 31.10.2019 refusing re-evaluation of decided amount and payment of interest; prayer narrowed from quashing to clearance of amount; petitioner to apply with bona fides to appropriate authority; amount in R.D. account relating to land in question to be cleared within maximum three months of receipt of application; writ disposed of without adjudication of re-evaluation/interest claims; no statute or precedent cited; no quantum stated.
What did the court decide?
Conditional administrative relief: petitioner directed to apply to the appropriate authority with bona fides; upon receipt, the amount deposited in the R.D. account relating to the land in question to be cleared within a maximum of three months from the date of receipt of the application.