IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8668 of 2008 Sri Krishna Bhagat, Son of late Ram Swaroop Bhagat, Resident of Village Beldaur, PS Beldaur, District Khagaria. ----- Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Director, Land Acquisition, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Land Acquisition Officer, Munger. 4. The Additional Land Acquisition Officer, Munger. 5. The Collector, Munger. 6. The Additional Collector, Munger. 7. The Circle Officer, Beldaur, PS Beldaur, District Khagaria. 8. The District Magistrate, Khagaria. ------ Respondents. ----------- 4 15.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is aggrieved by a notice issued to him vide Annexure-6 dated 14.5.2008. At the outset, this Court may mention on perusal of Annexure-6 that the notice itself is bad inasmuch as it is vague because it does not contain the eight persons who have been noticed and the area on which they have encroached as such, it would be apparent that the notice has to be quashed. While quashing the notice, I may briefly state that the case of the petitioner is that a land acquisition proceeding was initiated in the year 1958-59 with respect to Khata No. 366, Khesra No. 3721. Out of said lands, .06 decimals of lands on which the petitioner has his dwelling house was reconveyed to the petitioner. Rest of the lands have been acquired. In all the total amount of land that has been acquired in the said proceeding is 2.86 acres of land. It may be mentioned here that .08 decimals of land was also exempted as it was part of a road. 2 A counter affidavit has been filed by the State accepting the fact that .06 and .08 decimals of land was exempted from the said proceedings. It is also stated that the rest of the lands acquired, payments have been made to the various land holders. It is emphasized that the petitioner was not amongst those who had received compensation in the acquisition proceedings. Whatever be the facts of the case, the notice dated 14.5.2008 is quashed with a direction to the Circle Officer, Beldaur to take appropriate action, if necessary, by issuing fresh notice in accordance with law. This writ application is allowed to the extent aforesaid. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)