Gopal Prasad Patel @ Gopal Prasad v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Bihar land acquisition compensation writ; Patna High Court CWJC No. 13667 of 2025; Gopal Prasad Patel v. State of Bihar & others; Rajiv Roy, J.; order dated 04-05-2026; Ram Janki Road Project NH-227A; Land Acquisition Case no. 35/2021-22; Survey Khata no. 311; Khesra nos. 3188 (0.1775 acres) and 3193 (0.05 acres); Mauza Kauriya, Thana no. 363, Anchal Bhagwanpur Hat, District Siwan; notice dated 06.02.2023 by District Land Acquisition Officer, Siwan; compensation Rs. 17,10,756 and Rs. 4,81,903 (about 1/3 share) with 12% interest per annum; State plea of missing dates and documents; petitioner to respond within four weeks; entitlement conditional on eligibility and documents; expedition owing to petitioner's age of 84 years; writ petition disposed of with observations.
What did the court decide?
No monetary relief awarded. Writ petition disposed of with observations: petitioner to respond to the notice within four weeks; if found eligible and submitting supporting documents, he shall be entitled to the compensation amount; State respondents expected to take the matter to its logical conclusion at the earliest given the petitioner's age of 84 years.