Rajendra Mahto and Anr. v. The Union Of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
CWJC No.19741 of 2018, Patna High Court, Judge Rajiv Roy, decided 03-11-2025. Railway land-acquisition employment claim: employment sought for petitioner no.2 owing to acquisition of petitioner no.1's land for new railway broad gauge line from Hasanpur Road to Sakri Junction (Samastipur district, Bihar); reliance on Ministry of Railway circular no. 3 (NG) 11/89 RC2/38 dated 10.11.1989 for employment of one family member. Respondents include Union of India, GM Eastern Railway, GM East Central Railway, DRM Samastipur Division, State of Bihar (Revenue and Land Reforms), DM Samastipur, District Land Acquisition Officer Samastipur. Dismissed for non-prosecution after petitioner non-appearance on 22.08.2025 (Co-ordinate Bench) and at hearing; merits undecided; no relief, no quantum.
What did the court decide?
The Court observed that the petitioner appeared to have lost interest in the case.