Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13127 of 2024, decided 13-07-2026 by Rajiv Roy, J. Petitioners (Arbind Kumar Singh, Chandeshawar Prasad Singh, Shakuntala Devi) challenged adequacy of compensation paid (Rs. 1,60,69,616/-) for land acquired under award nos. 21 and 22 for Patna-Buxar Road (NH-30/84), claiming Rs. Nine Lakh per decimal as commercial land per market rate/MVR. Counsel: Chandra Kant, Ayushi Gupta (argued), Sudhanshu Prakash, Navin Kumar, Karnika for petitioners; Dhurjati Kumar Prasad, GP-14 for the State. Writ petition disposed of with liberty to seek enhancement before the appropriate authority within four weeks; authority to decide per law preferably within four months. Keywords: land acquisition, enhancement of compensation, NH-30/84, MVR, arbitrator, alternative remedy.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned/appropriate authority within four weeks for enhancement of the award; the authority to hear all necessary parties and decide the matter in accordance with law, preferably within four months.