Dismissed
Wazir Ali v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Patna HCCWJC/17007/2016
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In this writ petition, the petitioner challenged the quantum of compensation awarded for land acquired under the National Highways Act. The court noted the possibility of invoking statutory remedy under the National Highways Act and observed that in the absence of an express provision in the Land Acquisition Act excluding such discretion, the petitioner is bound by the said statutory remedy.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition stands disposed of by advising the petitioner to avail the statutory remedy under Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act.