Patna High Court
Anwar Sah @ Anwar Hussain Sai @ Anwar vs The State Of Bihar on 15 January, 2025
Author: Alok Kumar Pandey
Bench: Alok Kumar Pandey
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19810 of 2024
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Anwar Sah @ Anwar Hussain Sai @ Anwar Son of Late Islam Sai @ Late
Isalam Sai, resident of Village-Chatu Bathua, Phulwariya, Police Station-
Gopalganj, District-Gopalganj.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land
Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna.
2. The District Magistrate, Gopalganj.
3. The Additional District Land Acquisition Officer cum Sub Divisional
Officer, Hathua, Gopalganj.
4. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Hathua, Gopalganj.
5. The Circle Officer, Phulwariya, Gopalganj.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Lokesh Kumar Singh
For the Respondent/s : Mr.Government Advocate 13
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY
ORAL JUDGMENT
Date : 15-01-2025
In the instant petition, petitioner has prayed for
the following relief(s):-
(i) For issuance of an
appropriate writ and/ or order and/ or direction
commanding the respondents i.e respondent no. 5
to issue Land Possession Certificate (L.P.C.) to the
petitioner so that the petitioner may get
compensation from the authority in lieu of
acquisition of land for Hathua Bhatni Bari Rail
Line Project in view of Award No. 51 in L.A. No.
69 and 70.
(ii) For any other relief
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which may deem fit and proper in the facts and
circumstances of the case.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has
submitted that petitioner applied online application for land
possession certificate before the Circle Office, Phulwaria
(Annexure-P/3) but the Circle Officer, Phulwaria has not issued
land possession certificate in favour of the petitioner as yet.
3. Learned counsel for the State has submitted
that if petitioner files fresh application either through online
mode or physical mode before the Circle Officer, Phulwariya,
Gopalganj for issuance of land possession certificate, the
concerned Circle Officer shall look into the matter.
4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the
case and the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties, the
present writ petition stands disposed of with direction to
petitioner to file fresh representation either through online mode
or physical mode for issuance of land possession certificate
before respondent no. 5/ the Circle Officer, Phulwariya,
Gopalganj within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt
of this order. If petitioner raises his grievance before the
concerned Circle Officer by filing fresh representation within
the stipulated period, the concerned Circle Officer shall pass
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appropriate order on the representation of the petitioner in
accordance with law after giving due opportunity of hearing to
the petitioner within a reasonable time.
(Alok Kumar Pandey, J)
shahzad/-
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