IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18359 of 2010 1. UPENDRA PRASAD Son of Late Shivjee Prasad, resident of village-Dasturper of Tola Gokhulpur, Police Station-Chandi, Post Office-Chandi Via- Chandi, District- Nalanda. 2. Ram Vilash Prasad, son of Late Dwarika Prasad, resident of village-Dastur per of Tola Gokhulpur, Police Station-Chandi, Post Office-Chandi, via- Chandi District-Nalanda. 3. Shailendra Prasad, son of Late Saryug Prasad, resident of village-Dasturpur of Tola-Gokhulpur , Police Station-Chandi, Post Office-Chandi, Via- Chandi, District- Nalanda. -----------Petitioners Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, through the Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department, Nirman Bhawan Patna. 2. The General Project manager, Bihar Road Development Corporation, Project Impletion Unit, Patna. 3. The Deputy General Manager, Bihar Road Development Corporation, Project Impletion Unit Nalanda at Bihar Sharif. 4. The Deputy Project Manger, Bihar Road Development Corporation Project, Impletion Unit, Nalanda at Bihar Sharif. 5. The District officer Nalanda/Land Acquisition Officer, Nalanda, Collectorate Building at Bihar Sharif, Nalanda. 6. The Superintending Engineer, Road Construction Department. 7. The Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department, Nalanda at Bihar Sharif. ---------------Respondents ----------- 2. 08.11.2010 In this writ application the petitioners apprehend that their lands would be acquired for construction of the State Highway from Chandi to Gaurhaper via Gokhulpur, under Anchal Chandi, District- Nalanda which is to be known as S.H. 78, Bihta – Chandi to Sarmera. 2 It is submitted that the sketch map prepared by the State Government for laying down the road shows a Zig-Zag route. It is submitted that the land acquisition proceeding have not been initiated as yet. In the circumstances, the map prepared by the State authorities for construction of “ByePass” road cannot be challenged without their being good reasons to challenge the same, much less on the ground of mere apprehension. This writ application is disposed of. It is submitted that the Chief Minister has directed the Ministers of the Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar to consider the representation made by the villagers. I am sure that the Minister- In-charge would eventually do so. Anand Kr. ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)