Sachchidanand Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, single judge (Rajiv Roy, J.), CWJC No.9311 of 2026, decided 29-06-2026. Petitioners (Sachchidanand Singh and Hareram Singh) sought restraint on P.W.D. road construction (Surjichak to Rahatpur Block Headquarter Mohanpur via Ramchandrapur) over ancestral land Khata No.03, Khesra No.218, Area 5 Acre 14 Decimal, Mauza Aliwali, Anchal-Pipariya, Lakhisarai, alleging construction without land acquisition proceedings or statutory compensation. Court noted Collector, Lakhisarai's letter no. 4324 dated 26.12.2023 seeking a report and disposed of the writ petition directing the Collector to act on that letter and conclude the matter at the earliest, with further steps in accordance with law if the grievance is found genuine. Keywords: land acquisition; statutory compensation; P.W.D. road; Collector's direction; writ disposed with direction; no findings on merits.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with the direction that the Collector, Lakhisarai act on his own letter no. 4324 dated 26.12.2023 and take the matter to its logical conclusion at the earliest; if the Collector finds the petitioners' grievance genuine, further steps are to be taken in accordance with law.