Chandan Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Land acquisition not initiated; P.W.D. road construction over private ancestral land; statutory compensation not paid; Khata/Khesra parcels in Mauza Aliwali, Anchal-Pipariya, Lakhisarai; Collector Lakhisarai letter no. 4324 dated 26.12.2023; Executive Engineer Road Division Lakhisarai; Circle Officer Pipariya; dispossession without due process; writ disposed of with direction to Collector to act on own letter; three-month timeline from petitioners' representation; further steps in accordance with law if grievance genuine; interim developments subject to Collector's reasoned order; Patna High Court CWJC No.5543 of 2026; Rajiv Roy, J.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of; Collector, Lakhisarai directed to act on his own letter no. 4324 dated 26.12.2023, take the matter to its logical conclusion, and complete the entire process within three months of the petitioners submitting a representation; further steps in accordance with law if the grievance is found genuine; interim developments subject to the Collector's final reasoned order.