Sri Bhadra Ram Singh alias Bhadraram Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Land acquisition compensation — NHAI national highway project, Begusarai — award in LA Case No. 01/2018-19 classified petitioners' land as 'Do Fasla Land' not commercial — claim for re-categorisation, MVR-based commercial-rate compensation and interest — rejected by Arbitrator-cum-Divisional Commissioner, Munger in LA Case No. 33/2021 (order dt. 25.03.2025) — writ petition disposed of with liberty to approach appropriate Court under Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 within eight weeks — Patna High Court, Rajiv Roy, J — CWJC No. 2071 of 2026, dt. 09-02-2026.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioner to approach the concerned Court (per the submissions of State and NHAI counsel, under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996) within eight weeks; writ petition disposed of without adjudicating the merits. ¶¶31