Anwari Begum v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; CWJC No. 11151 of 2025; Justice Rajiv Roy; 17-07-2025; disposed. Land acquisition for widening/strengthening of Bahadurganj-Tedhagachh Road, Kishanganj; one-sided acquisition challenged by Anwari Begum; Mauza TaufirJhingakata, Bahadurganj Anchal; Thana No. 202; Khata No. 4; Khesra Nos. 465 and 471; 84 decimal; residential house and commercial complex; notices under Section 21(2) of Act 30/2013; Land Acquisition Case No-13/2024-25; Memo Nos. 456 and 457 dated 08-02-2025; prayer to quash notices and acquire both-side lands; judicial restraint in highway-widening matters; Collector/District Magistrate Kishanganj directed to decide representation within four weeks with supporting documents; State raised no objection.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent no. 4, the Collector, Kishanganj, to dispose of the petitioner's representation, if pending, and/or any fresh petition preferred, within four weeks alongwith all supporting documents; writ petition otherwise disposed of.