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NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY
Daya Shankar Prasad Thakur – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent
Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J.—I have already heard the learned counsel for the appellant as well as the learned counsel for the State of Bihar.
2. This appeal has been preferred against the judgment and award dated 21.12.1988, passed by the Subordinate Judge-II-cum-Land Acquisition Judge, Muzaffarpur in Land Acquisition Case No. 65 of 1975.
3. The brief facts of the case are that five acres of land of the appellant was acquired, vide notification dated 15.02.1966 under the provision of Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’). The purpose for acquisition was for the construction of Erri Seeds Supply Station in village Mohammadpur Gokul, P.S.-Sakra, Distrcit- Muzaffarpur.
4. On behalf of the appellant, an objection under Section 5A of ‘the Act’ was filed which was rejected and thereafter the declaration under Section 6 of ‘the Act’ was issued on 11.11.1966 as it was for public purpose. Ext.-I is the notification under Section 4(1) of ‘the Act’ and Ext.-J is the notification under Section 6 of ‘the Act. The Additional Land Acquisition Officer, Muzaffarpur submitted his report to the Additional Collector and it was forwarded to the government for further action. In
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