IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6365 of 2011 Reekh Lal Yadav, son of Late Bhajan Yadav, Resident of Village- Barwat Sena Bazar, P.S- Muffasil, Bettiah, District- West Champaran. . . . . . Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Collector, West Champaran, Bettiah. 3. The Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, West Champaran. 4. The Sub-Divisional Officer, West Champaran, Bettiah. 5. The Circle Officer, Circle Office, Bettiah, West Champaran. 6. The Block Development Officer, Bettiah Block, West Champaran. 7. The Divisional Inspector General of Police, Champaran Range, Bettiah. 8. The Superintendent of Police, West Champaran. 9. The Officer in Charge, Bettiah Muffasil, West Champaran. 10. The Panchayat Secretary, Panchayat Raj, Barwat Sena Bazar, Bettiah, West Champaran. 11. The Mukhiya, Panchayat Raj, Barwat Sena Bazar, Bettiah, West Champaran. . . . . . Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2/ 09.12.2011 The petitioner submits that his land falling on plot no.107, khata no.1855 of village Barbat Sena Bazar, Betiah, P.S. Mufassil, has been used by the respondents in construction of road with the result that petitioner has lost 19 dhurs of his valuable land. The petitioner submits that he had already deposited necessary cost for measurement of the land in question. It is well settled that no land of any individual can be taken by the State without his consent or without initiating a Land Acquisition Proceeding. In case such land has been used by the State without initiating a proper proceeding or without consent then it is liable to pay due compensation for the same. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I direct as follows: 2 The petitioner would file a detailed representation before the Collector, West Champaran, Bettiah, who would direct measurement of the land claimed by the petitioner to have been used by the respondents in construction of the road. The measurement is to be done in presence of the petitioner with due notice to him within six weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order. If the learned Collector, West Champaran, Bettiah finds that the land of the petitioner has been used in construction of the road, he would ascertain due compensation and pay the same to petitioner within a further period of four months. The respondent State would make necessary allotment of the fund for payment to the petitioner. With the aforesaid direction, this application is disposed of. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)