WP(C) 6928/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE I A ANSARI Heard Mr. D. A. Kaiyum, learned counsel for the writ petitioner, and Mr. P. Roy, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, appearing on behalf of the State respondents. As has been sought for, and agreed to, by the learned counsel for the pa rties appearing before me, this writ petition is disposed of with the following observations and directions: During the lifetime of the petitioner’s father, namely, Jobed Ali, who w as a co-pattadar of a plot of land measuring about 5 Bighas, covered by Dag No. 34, Patta No. 11 of village Nagar Jhar under Bijni Revenue Circle in the distric t of Bongaigaon, Assam, a plot of land, measuring about 1 Bigha, out of the said 5 Bighas, had been acquired by the Government by notification, dated 20.07.1967 , for construction of National Highway No. 31. The total compensation, which wa s fixed for payment for the said acquisition was Rs. 2.50 lakh per Bigha and 50% of the compensation of the acquired land had been paid at the time of acquisiti on. However, the petitioner’s father died leaving behind his widow and two sons including the petitioner without receiving the balance amount of the compensati on. The petitioner further submits that the petitioner’s mother and his brother , namely, Moynal Hoque, died in the year 1969 and 1970, respectively, leaving be hind the petitioner alone as the legal heir of the deceased Jobed Ali. It is th e grievance of the petitioner that despite the fact that an order had been passe d, on 04.09.2008, by the Deputy Commissioner, Bongaigaon, informing the legal he irs of deceased Jobed Ali to obtain the balance amount of the compensation, the petitioner’s share has not yet been made available to him. Though the petitione r has made successive representations, in this regard, to the Deputy Commissione r, Bongaigaon, the representations have remained without being responded to. Considering the matter in its entirety and in the interest of justice, i t is hereby directed that the respondents, particularly, respondent No. 2, namel y, Deputy Commissioner, Bongaigaon, shall examine the petitioner’s grievances in the light of the observations made above and, if the petitioner is found entitl ed to receive the amount of compensation, as has been claimed by him, and/or any part thereof, the same shall be made available to him. The whole exercise, so directed, shall be completed within a period of three months from the date of re ceipt of a copy of this order. If the petitioner feels aggrieved by the decisio n(s), which may be arrived at by the respondents, or by the order(s), which may be passed by the respondents, the petitioner shall remain at liberty to take rec ourse to appropriate provisions of law. The petitioner may furnish to the respo ndent No. 2, namely, Deputy Commissioner, Bongaigaon, a certified copy of this o rder alongwith a copy of this writ petition and annexure(s) thereto.