IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14557 of 2009 1. SHYAM NANDAN DASS S/O LATE DULAR CHAND DASS VILL.- CHILRA TOLA LAL BANDI, P.S. & ANCHAL SONBARSA, DISTT.- SITAMARHI Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY LAND AND REVENUE DEPTT., GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. DIRECTOR LAND ACQUISITION GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE CUM COLLECTOR SITAMARHI 5. DISTRICT LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, SITAMARHI 6. DY. COLLECTOR LAND REFORMS SITAMARHI 7. ANCHAL ADHIKARI, SONBARSA DISTT.- SITAMARHI 8. COMMANDANT S.S.B. SEEMA SURAKCHHABAL, SITAMARHI ----------- 2. 05.11.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner’s raiyati land has been acquired, as would appear from the notice issued under the signature of the Land Acquisition Officer, Sitamarhi dated 12.04.2007, Annexure-1. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that compensation amount for the aforesaid acquisition is Rs. 7,37,054/- against which petitioner has only been paid Rs. 6,63,349/-, as would appear from the cheque, Annexure-2. The balance amount of Rs. 73,705/- is not being paid as it is said that the area actually acquired is less by 4 ½ decimal and for such lesser area compensation amount has been reduced by Rs. 73,705/- . Petitioner disputes such reduction in the compensation amount as according to him the area acquired is the same which is shown in the Khatiyan and the compensation is required to be paid in the light of the measurement entered in the Khatiyan and not as per the measurement according to the survey map. 3. For resolution of the aforesaid dispute petitioner has a remedy to approach the Collector of the district under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. Let the petitioner avail the remedy of reference before the Collector of the district and the Collector of the district shall be obliged to dispose of the reference in accordance with law, as early as possible, in any case within a period of two months from the date of its receipt along with a certified copy of this order. 4. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)