Sunil Kumar Singh, Son of Late Ram Naresh Singh vs State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna

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2026 Supreme(Pat) 253

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
RAJIV ROY
Sunil Kumar Singh, Son of Late Ram Naresh Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Manu Tripurari, Advocate Mr.Apurv Harsh, Advocate Mr.Raghu Raj Pratap, Advocate Mr. Kumar Priyanshu, Advocate Ms. Jaya Singh, Advocate
For the Respondent: Mr.Gautam Kumar Yadav, AC to GP-26

JUDGMENT :

RAJIV ROY, J.

1. Heard Mr. Manu Tripurari, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Gautam Kumar Yadav, learned AC to GP-26.

(A) PRAYER:

2. The present petition has been preferred for the following relief/s:

(i) for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari or order or direction to quash the order dated 29.10.2025 passed by the Additional Chief Secretary, Land Revenue Department vide Memo No. 1733, by way of which the Respondent No. 2 has rejected the representation of the petitioner for release of Petitioner's land from land acquisition proceedings;

(ii) for a declaration that the Land Acquisition Proceedings being L.A. Case No. 20/72-73 initiated under the "Land Acquisition Act, 1894 with respect to petitioner's land admeasuring 0.75 Acre comprised in Khata No. 26, Kheara No. 307 has lapsed in view of section 24(2) of Right To Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, Resettlement Act, 2013 and upon failure of the Respondents to take physical possession;

(iii) for a direction to the respondents to pay compensation to the Petitioner under Section 48(2) of The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for the aforesaid land acquisition proceeding;

(iv) and/