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MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
Siddheshwar Singh – Appellant
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State of Bihar – Respondent
Mohit Kumar Shah, J.—The present writ petition has been filed for directing the State respondents to declare the raiyati land of the petitioner, appertaining to Khata No.180, Plots No.1091, 1092 and 1093, situated at Mauza-Jamuna, P.S.-Imamganj, District- Gaya as the private land of the petitioner and for making payment of proper compensation amount to the petitioner, in case the respondents seek to acquire the raiyati land of the petitioner.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that vide order dated 30.04.1987, passed in Chakbandi Case No.144 of 1985 by the Consolidation Officer, Imamganj, Gaya, the aforesaid land of the petitioner has been held to be owned and possessed by the petitioner and the said order dated 30.04.1987 has also been affirmed in appeal, by an order dated 17.02.1988. It is also stated that Jamabandi bearing Jamabandi No.186 is existing in favour of the petitioner qua the aforesaid land in question and he is also paying rent to the Government regularly. Nonetheless, the respondents, vide Gazette Notification dated 22.07.2022, published in the newspaper, have sought to acquire certain plots of land for construction/expansion of Greenfield Expressway/H
Mere issuance of rent receipts does not confer title or establish possession over land; legal title must be substantiated with valid documents.
Disputed questions of fact regarding land status cannot be resolved under writ jurisdiction, emphasizing the requirement for alternative legal pathways in private disputes.
A registered sale deed cannot confer ownership without clear title; valid land rights require proper documentation and adherence to legal guidelines during surveys.
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