Arvind Kumar Singh and Ors. v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
CWJC 17717 of 2018; Patna High Court; decided 05-01-2026; Rajiv Roy, J; writ of mandamus; encroachment on raiyati land; PCC road construction by Government Authorities; broadening of 'pagdandi'; black soling without consent; Land Acquisition Act; no notice, no acquisition, no compensation; compensation at prevailing rates; emergency acquisition; harassment and cost of litigation; State's contention of decades-long public use; representation to Collector, Sheohar within four weeks; Collector to hear parties and take matter to logical conclusion; disposed of; Village Parsauni Gope, P.S. Purnahiya, District Sheohar, Bihar; Rural Works Department; contractor Ravindra Kumar Singh (respondent no. 8); State of Bihar; petitioners led by Arvind Kumar Singh; advocates Yashraj Bardhan and Prakash Chandra for petitioners; Rishi Raj Sinha SC-19 for the State.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioners to file a proper representation with supporting documents before the Collector, Sheohar (respondent no. 3) within four weeks; the Collector to hear the parties and take the matter to its logical conclusion at the earliest. No monetary compensation awarded; merits of the encroachment claim left to be determined by the Collector.