IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4887 of 2003 YOGENDRA SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 10 10.07.2008 The petitioner was initially aggrieved by land acquisition proceedings started by the district administration, in which two decimals of his land were to be acquired for making a public road. Petitioner asserted that this is, in fact, not a public road but was only for the purposes of providing a road to Respondent No. 6, in respect of his land which had allegedly no independent access to the main road, a fact disputed by the petitioner. During pendency of the writ petition, petitioner filed his objection in terms of Section 5 A of the Land Acquisition Act. It appears that the Collector having considered the matter accepted the objection and directed that the acquisition proceedings in respect of Plot No. 1158 appertaining to petitioner be dropped, but, then recommended for initiation of a fresh proceeding by recommendation in respect of Plot No. 1155, in which again petitioner’s land gets involved. In my view, the writ petition has become infructuous. The land acquisition proceedings in view of objection being sustained have stood lapsed in respect of Plot No. 1158. Petitioner would have his grievance, as and when, fresh land acquisition proceedings are started in respect of Plot No. 1155. Admittedly, up to now, no notification in terms of Section 4 has been issued in respect of petitioner’s land appertaining to Plot No. 1155. Thus, the writ petition for the present has become infructuous. Let it be noted that Respondent No. 6 had appeared and in spite of repeated adjournments sought to file a counter affidavit has chosen not to file any counter affidavit. In view of the aforesaid, the writ petition stands disposed of. Trivedi/ (Navaniti Prasad Singh,J.)