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Mantu Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC4 May 2026CWJC/1656/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Land acquisition; compensation with penal interest; Agriculture Department, Govt. of Bihar occupying private/disputed land; Araria; Anchal Adhikari; District Land Acquisition Officer; Title Appeal No. 10 of 2017 restored; liberty to agitate matter afresh; writ petition disposed of without adjudication of prayers; Patna High Court; CWJC No.1656 of 2025; Rajiv Roy, J; Kumar Uday Bhanu Roy, Advocate; Standing Counsel (16).

What did the court decide?

Liberty granted to the petitioner to agitate the matter afresh once Title Appeal No. 10 of 2017 comes to an end; no direction for acquisition, compensation or vacation of possession was issued. ¶36

Mantu Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1656 of 2025

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Mantu Kumar son of Bishun Lal @ Vishun Lal Prasad, Resident of VillageJanta Chowk, Shrinagar Road, P.S. K. Hat, District-Purnia.

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Pushpa Devi, wife of Rajendra Prasad Shrivastava, resident of Bhagat Tola, Belwa, Ward No. -01, Araria, P.S.-Araria, District-Araria.

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Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Kumar Shrivastva, son of Rajendra Prasad Shrivastva, resident of Bhagat Tola, Belwa, Ward No. -01, Araria, P.S. and District-Araria.

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Usha Devi, wife of Jayant Lal, resident of Bhagat Tola, Belwa, Ward No. -01, Araria, P.S. and District-Araria.

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Banti Kumar, son of Jayant Lal, resident of Bhagat Tola, Belwa, Ward No. -01, Araria, P.S. and District-Araria.

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Gopi Lal, son of Kishun Lal, resident of Bhagat Tola, Belwa, Ward No. -01, Araria, P.S. and District-Araria.

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Shankar Kumar Shrivastva @ Shankar Kr. Shrivastwa son of Akhileshwar Prasad, resident of Bhagat Tola, Belwa, Ward No. -01, Araria, P.S. and District-Araria.

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Shambhu Kumar son of Akhileshwar Lal @ Prasad, resident of Bhagat Tola, Belwa, Ward No. -01, Araria, P.S. and District-Araria.

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... ... Petitioner/s Versus

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The State of Bihar through Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The Additional Secretary, Revenue and Land Acquisition, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

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The Collector cum District Magistrate, Araria.

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The District Land Acquisition Officer, Araria.

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The District Agriculture Officer, Araria.

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The Sub-Divisional Agriculture Officer, Araria.

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The Anchal Adhikari, Araria, District Araria.

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... ... Respondent/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kumar Uday Bhanu Roy, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Standing Counsel (16) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER

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Heard Mr. Kumar Uday Bhanu Roy, learned counsel

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3 04-05-2026

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Patna High Court CWJC No.1656 of 2025(3) dt.04-05-2026 2/3

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for the petitioner and the State.

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The present petition has been preferred for the following relief(s):

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“(i) An appropriate writ, order or direction be issued to the respondents authorities to formally acquire the disputed land over which the agriculture Department, Govt. of Bihar has constructed its Office and structures and pay compensation thereof through with penal interest.

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(ii). An appropriate writ, order or direction be issued commanding and directing the respondents authorities so vacate its possession in favour of the petitioners over the portion of disputed land which an vacant though under the occupation of the District Agriculture Department.

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(iii). Any other relief or reliefs to which the petitioners are found fit and entitled.”

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A counter-affidavit has come on behalf of the respondent nos. 4 to 8 which shows that finally, the Staterespondents have been able to restore the Title Appeal No. 10 of 2017.

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