CAV JUDGMENT

Date : 25-05-2023 All the writ petitions have been filed by the petitioners challenging the illegal demolition of their houses in Mohalla - Nepali Nagar / Rajiv Nagar. Since the issue raised in all the writ petitions are similar, they have been heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment and order.

2. For the sake of convenience, the facts of C.W.J.C. No.9422 of 2022 and C.W.J.C. No. 9424 of 2022 are treated as the lead matter.

3. The facts of the cases are stated as under:-

4. The Bihar State Housing Board (hereinafter to be referred/described as “the Housing Board”) in the year 1974 had acquired 1024.52 acres of land in Rajiv Nagar area on both sides of Ashiyana-Digha road for a colony named as Digha Housing Colony. As per the prevalent law, the land owners were to be paid a compensation of Rs.1361 per sq. ft. of land. The acquisition proceedings were challenged by some of the erstwhile land owners and ultimately, the matter travelled upto the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, wherein, the acquisition proceedings were upheld in favour of the Housing Board. The Hon’ble Supreme Court directed the Housing Board to pay compensation through the District Ma