Vikash Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Vikash Kumar v. State of Bihar & others; Patna High Court; Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case (CWJC) No. 11978 of 2024; decided 02-09-2025 by Hon'ble Justice A. Abhishek Reddy (oral order). Keywords: petitioner Vikash Kumar S/o Shree Ram Chandra Kunwar, Village Daniyalpur, Po/P.S. Teghra, District Begusarai; Land Records and Survey Department; Principal Secretary; Director; Collector Begusarai; Additional Collector Begusarai; representation dated 26.04.2024; Annexure P/6; grievance; opportunity of hearing; necessary payments; eight weeks deadline; reasoned order for rejection; communication of order; disposal at admission stage with consent of parties; no statute cited; no precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Directions to Respondent No. 4 (Collector, Begusarai): consider the petitioner's representation dated 26.04.2024 after affording him an opportunity of hearing; if the claim is genuine, make the necessary payments expeditiously, preferably within eight weeks of receipt of the copy of the order; if the claim is not legally tenable, pass a reasoned rejection order; communicate any order passed to the party.