Chandrawati Devi v. The Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC No. 1285 of 2026, decided 29-01-2026 by Rajiv Roy, J (oral order, disposed). Chandrawati Devi, Sawami Nath Tiwari, Shambhu Nath Tiwari and Prabhu Nath Tiwari sought mandamus to the District Land Acquisition Officer, Siwan (respondent no. 8) for payment of compensation under award no. 46 (house) and award no. 52 (Land) for house/structure acquired for Ram Janki road NH-227A, and interest on delayed payment of the award; DLAO had issued notice (Annexure-5) but taken no further steps. On GA-7 (G.P. Ojha)'s assurance, petition disposed of with direction to DLAO to take the land case to its logical conclusion at the earliest.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of on the strength of the GA-7's assurance, with a direction to respondent no. 8 (District Land Acquisition Officer, Siwan) to look into the matter and ensure that the case relating to the petitioners' land is taken to its logical conclusion at the earliest; no mandamus on payment of compensation or interest was issued by this Court.