Patna High Court
CWJC/12296/2026 of Pankaj Kumar Vs The Project Director, National Highway Authority of India on 17 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12296 of 2026 ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar S/o Kailash Prasad Chaudhary, Resident of Sri Kailash Kunj, Road No.- 15E, Rajeev Nagar, P.S. Rajeev Nagar, P.O. Keshri Nagar, District- Patna- 800024.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12296 of 2026
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Pankaj Kumar S/o Kailash Prasad Chaudhary, Resident of Sri Kailash Kunj, Road No.- 15E, Rajeev Nagar, P.S. Rajeev Nagar, P.O. Keshri Nagar, District- Patna- 800024.
... ... Petitioner/s
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The Project Director, National Highway Authority of India Project Implementation Unit Patna - II, Flat No.- 01 and 02, Block B, Qasicon Shiv Mitra, Vivekanand Marg, North S.K. Puri, Patna (Bihar).
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The State of Bihar, through Collector, Patna.
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The Competent Authority -Cum- District Land Acquisition Officer, Patna, Collectorate, Patna.
... ... Respondent/s
Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Ajay Kumar, Advocate
For the Respondent/s
:
Mr. Anil Kumar, AC to SC-8
For the NHAI
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Dr. Maurya Vijay Chandra, Advocate
:
Ms. Preety Ranjan, Advocate
:
Mr. Barun Kumar Jha, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
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ORAL ORDER
17-08-2026 Heard Mr. Ajay Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner through the video conferencing and the State as also ‘the NHAI’.
2. The present petition has been preferred for the following relief/s: “(i) that this is an application praying for issuance of Writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate Writ order, direction, for quashing the Order 13.01.2025 passed by Arbitrator cum Commissioner against the Patna High Court CWJC No.12296 of 2026(2) dt.17-08-2026
petitioner in Arbitration Complaint No. 76/2023 without consideration precisely the merit of the case and rejected the prayer of the Petitioner.
(ii) the petitioner further prays for direction given to the Respondents to consider petitioner for enhancement of the compensation of the acquired land of the Petitioner.
(iii) for any other relief/reliefs to which the petitioner is found entitled, under the facts and circumstances of the present case.”
3. After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he will be moving before the competent Civil Court against the order of the Arbitrator-cum-Divisional Commissioner, Patna.
4. Granting liberty, the writ petition stands disposed of.
sanny/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U