The petitioner has filed this writ petition for the following reliefs:

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Additional District Magistrate-cum-the District Land Acquisition Officer, Sheikhpura (respondent no. 6) has directed the petitioner to refund of an amount of Rs. 24,31,477/- (Rupees Twenty Four Lacs, Thirty One Thousand, Four Hundred and Seventy Seven only) vide Memo No. 470 dated 15.10.2024 and in this regard he seeks one week time for filing detailed representation to the concerned Authority and prayed to dispose of this writ petition with direction to expeditious disposal of proposed representation and protection from the further coercive steps till its disposal.

3. Learned counsel for the State and Union of India have no objection to this prayer of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the State submits that the Patna High Court CWJC No.18426 of 2024(2) dt.05-12-2024 3/3 concerned Authority shall not take any further coercive steps against the petitioner till the disposal of the proposed representation to be filed by the petitioner.

5. On filing of the said representation within one week from today, the concerned Authority shall pass an appropriate order and dispose of the said representation in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months.

6. In view of the submission of learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with liberty to the petitioner, as prayed for.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/-