Md. Sayed @ Sayed Alam @ Md. Said v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Land acquisition compensation dispute, Kishanganj (Bihar); L.A. Case No. 68/15-16, acquisition for Railways; award dated 16.11.2018; Memo No. 5366 (16.11.2018) and Memo No. 1059 (30.04.2019); Minimum Value Register (MVR) fixed on residential basis for adjoining land; claim under Section 23, Land Acquisition Act 2013 and guidelines of 18.12.2017 and 15.02.2018; conversion under Section 5, Bihar Agriculture Land (Conversion for Non-Agriculture Purposes) Act, 2010 not pursued; belated objection after receipt of compensation; State contended relief not maintainable; writ disposed of with direction to first avail remedy in accordance with law; no relief granted, no quantum stated.
What did the court decide?
The Court found that the petitioner, after having received the amount of compensation, filed his objection belatedly and till date has not taken action to get his land converted as per provision of the Act, 2010, and instead straight away approached this Court for the reliefs prayed for.