IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2704 of 2010 VIJAY KUMAR SINGH, Son of Late Jit Narayan Singh, resident of village Saray, P.S. Sheosagar, District Rohtas Versus 1. UNION OF INDIA through the Secretary, Road Transport and Highways Department, New Delhi 2. The State of Bihar 3. The Collector, Rohtas at Sasaram 4. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Rohtas at Sasaram 5. The Anchal Adhikari, Sheo Sagar, P.S. Sheosagar, District Rohtas 6. Arun Kumar Singh, Son of Late Jit Narayan Singh 7. Upendra Kumar Singh, son of Late Ram Bilash Singh. 6 and 7 Resident of village Saray, P.S. Sheosagar, District Rohtas For the Petitioner :Mr. Kamal Nayan Chaubey, Sr. Advocate For the Union of India :Mr. Gopesh Kumar, C.G.C. For the N.H.A.I :Mr. Rajiv Kumar Singh, Advocate 02/ 16.02.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Earlier this Court considered the validity of the order dated 18.3.2008 passed in Land Acquisition Case No. 2 of 2007, Annexure- 3 under orders dated 21.7.2008, Annexure-4 asking the petitioner to approach the Authorities under the National Highways Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as the Act), but instead of approaching the Authorities under the Act, namely, the competent authority, petitioner approached the Collector of the district, who rejected his claim under orders dated 20.6.2009, which is impugned in the present writ application vide Annexure-5. The Collector of the district is not the Authority under the Act whereunder the competent authority is the Land Acquisition Officer of the area and in compliance of the observation of this Court dated 21.7.2008, Annexure-4, petitioner should have approached the Land Acquisition Officer of the area, who is the competent authority and had passed order dated 18.3.2008, Annexure-3. It is, thus, evident - 2 - that petitioner is not being advised properly in the matter and he is approaching the authorities who are not vested with the powers to look into the grievance raised by him. However, by way of last indulgence, petitioner is allowed one more opportunity to approach the competent authority, namely, the Land Acquisition Officer of the area to seek review of the order dated 18.3.2008, Annexure-3, as according to the petitioner, the said order has been passed without actual service of notice on him as also contrary to the records of the Chakbandi authorities, which has force of decree of the Civil Court. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)