Ranjeet Kumar Ojha v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: raiyati land; road construction without permission; Rural Development Department Bihar; Basarhi Mauza; Nauhatta Block; Sasaram Rohtas; land acquisition act norms; mandamus for possession or compensation; fresh representation to District Magistrate; spot verification and measurement; reasoned and speaking order within three months; suitable compensation in accordance with law; writ disposed off; Patna High Court CWJC No.772 of 2022 (10-04-2026, Sourendra Pandey, J). Useful for matters on unauthorized use of private/raiyati land for public roads and the representation-first remedy adopted by the High Court.
What did the court decide?
Writ application disposed of with directions: petitioner to submit a fresh representation before the District Magistrate, Sasaram at Rohtas (respondent no. 2); the DM to consider it with all relevant documents, obtain spot verification and measurement in the presence of parties/authorized persons, and pass a reasoned and speaking order within three months; suitable compensation payable in accordance with law if the land is found used for the road without permission.