Satynarayan Chauhan v. The State of Bihar
Land acquisition – enhancement of compensation – reference to LARR authority
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC No. 7585 of 2026 (decided 15-06-2026), Rajiv Roy J - Satynarayan Chauhan v. State of Bihar & Ors.; land acquisition compensation enhancement; mandamus for reference to Competent Court/LARRA Gaya on parity and consistency; Section 64 RFCTLARRA 2013; disposed in same terms as Kumar Ohm CWJC No. 2743 of 2023 (order dt. 12.07.2023); earlier order dt. 30.03.2023 in CWJC No. 15284 of 2023; respondents include Principal Secretary Revenue and Land Reforms, Director Directorate of Land Acquisition, DM-cum-Collector Aurangabad, District Land Acquisition Officer, CEO BRBCL (Indian Railways-NTPC joint venture, NTPC Khaira/Nabinagar, Aurangabad); advocates: Anirudh Kumar Verma (petitioner), Amaresh Kumar Singh, Vaibhav Narayan, Deeksha (Respondent 5), Sanjay Kumar AC to AAG-4 (State).
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of in the same terms as Kumar Ohm (CWJC No. 2743 of 2023): the District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Aurangabad to consider the petitioner's case under Section 64 of the RFCTLARRA, 2013, pass an order on merit and refer the matter for reference before LARRA, Gaya.