IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9358 of 2010 1. Baidya Nath Singh S/O Late Bhagwanji Singh R/O Vill.- Agahara, P.O.- Gaura, P.S. Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 2. Raj Nandan Singh S/O Late Sudarshan Singh R/O Vill.- Agahara, P.O.- Gaura, P.S. Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 3. Ram Naresh Singh S/O Late Ram Nandan Singh R/O Vill.- Agahara, P.O.- Gaura, P.S. Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 4. Gopal Thakur S/O Late Rameshwar Thakur R/O Vill.- Sherpur, P.O.- Gaura, P.S.- Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 5. Jahanwi Singh @ Janhwi Singh S/O Late Saryu Singh R/O Vill.- Sherpur, P.O.- Gaura, P.S.- Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 6. Bhagirath Singh S/O Late Kapil Singh R/O Vill.- Sherpur, P.O.- Gaura, P.S.- Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 7. Kameshwar Singh S/O Late Basisth Singh R/O Vill.- Sherpur, P.O.- Gaura, P.S.- Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 8. Aaditya Kumar Singh S/O Bhuneshwar Singh R/O Vill.- Sherpur, P.O.- Gaura, P.S.- Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 9. Uday Narayan Singh S/O Triveni Singh R/O Vill.- Sherpur, P.O.- Gaura, P.S.- Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 10. Suman Kumar Singh S/O Sawaliya Singh R/O Vill.- Sherpur, P.O.- Gaura, P.S.- Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 11. Chhathu Singh S/O Late Phulena Singh R/O Vill.- Sherpur, P.O.- Gaura, P.S.- Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 12. Vikrama Singh S/O Late Ramdayal Singh R/O Vill.- Sherpur, P.O.- Gaura, P.S.- Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 13. Din Bandhu Singh S/O Late Nagendra Singh R/O Vill.- Sherpur, P.O.- Gaura, P.S.- Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 14. Subhash Singh S/O Late Subh Narayan Singh R/O Vill.- Sherpur, P.O.- Gaura, P.S.- Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 15. Awadhesh Singh S/O Late Sudama Singh R/O Vill.- Sherpur, P.O.- Gaura, P.S.- Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 16. Bhola Singh S/O Late Subedar Singh R/O Vill.- Sherpur, P.O.- Gaura, P.S.- Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 17. Bipin Kumar Singh S/O Late Rajveer Singh R/O Vill.- Sherpur, P.O.- Gaura, P.S.- Marhaura, Distt.- Saran Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Collector, Saran 3. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate Marhaura, Sub-Division, At P.O. And P.S. Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 4. The Block Development Officer Marhaura Block At P.O. And P.S. Marhaura, Distt.- Saran 5. Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj Agahara, P.S. Marhaura, P.O. Gaura, Distt.- Saran 6. Kunti Devi W/O Ram Uday Manjhi (The Present Mukhiya Of Gram Panchayat Raj, Agahana) R/O Vill.- Sherpur, P.O. Gaura, P.S. Marhaura, Distt.- Saran **** 2 3 15/12/2011 This writ application has been filed with a prayer to restrain the respondent-State from construction of road to connect the village Agahara and Sherpur, Marhaura Block, district Saran under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA). This Court by an earlier order had granted stay of any such construction without following the due process of law. A counter affidavit has been filed in which it has been stated that no road has been planned or constructed by the respondents. It is said that there is a traditional Kachcha road used by the villagers which has been filled up with earth to smoothen the road. As far as the raiyati lands are concerned, it is well settled that the lands cannot be utilized by the State Government under any scheme whatsoever without acquisition proceedings for construction of roads. The concept of traditional “Kachcha road” as mentioned in the counter affidavit does not impress this Court, for the reasons, that by sayingso, the State is creating a new right in itself at the instance of the 3 Mukhiya and the Programme Officer, who are the authors of such a letter. A right of passage over a piece of land has its own value and implications. It cannot be created by virtue of a counter affidavit and, therefore, this Court is ignoring the statement that there is a traditional kachcha road on the lands of the petitioner as described at paragraph no. 11 to the counter affidavit. This fact will be subject to reubuttable and need not be decided by this Court at this juncture. This writ application is thus disposed of. The Office is directed to trace the counter affidavit filed in this case on 25.10.2011 and attach the same with the rocords. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)