IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1004 of 2009 1.SRI RAJDEO SINGH son of late Ram Chandra Singh R/0 Village Chattuchak, P.S.Gaurichak,Dist.Patna 2.Smt. Shashi Singh wife of Sri Prem Kumar Singh 3.Smt.Neelam Sinha wife of Ramesh Kumar Singh 4.Smt.Sushila Kumari wife of Nand Kumar Sinha 5.Smt.Sanjukatta Devi wife of Bijendra Singh (Petitioner No.2 to 5) resident of village Telmer, P.S.Harnaut, Dist.Nalanda--petitioners Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.The Secretary, Public Works Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3.The S.D.O. Public Works Department’s Office at Gulzarbagh, Dist. Patna 4.The District Magistrate, Patna 5.The Sub Divisional Officer, Patna city 6.The District Land Acquisition Officer at Collectorate, Patna 7.The City Superintendent of Police, Patna 8.The Sub Divisional Police Officer, Patna city 9.The Officer in Charge, Bypass, Patna city -----respondents ----------- 5. 20.4.2009 The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondent authorities have cut the soil of the petitioners’ land consisting of Khata No. 1289, Plot No. 82, area 5 Katha, 3 Dhur 19 Dhurki situated at Mohalla Rampur, P.S. Bypass Patna City, District Patna. In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of respondent nos. 4 to 6 including the District Magistrate, Patna and the District Land Acquisition Officer, Patna, the stand taken is that the requisition was made by the Executive Engineer of R.C.D. Road Division, Patna City for 6.433 acres of land of village 2 Ranipur, Thana no.19 for acquiring the same for construction of Agam Kuan to Kamaladah N.H.30 link road which includes the lands of the petitioners and it is further stated that after the process of acquisition of the lands is finally made the requisitioning authorities are bound to pay the legal and rightful claim of the petitioners. In view of the aforesaid stand of the respondent authorities, the writ application is disposed of in terms of the statements and undertakings given in the counter affidavit. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) spal/