IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15744 of 2010 1. SMT.PRAJAPATI KIRAN, WIFE OF MUNDRIKA PANDIT, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE WAKERPUR, P.S. SONPUR IN THE DISTRICT OF SARAN 2. LAL BABU SINGH, SON OF SHIV LAKHAN SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHARPURA, PS. SONPUR, DISTRICT SARAN 3. BRIJ NANDAN SINGH, SON OF RAMESHWAR SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JAHANGIRPUR, P.S. SONPUR IN THE DISTRICT OF SARAN 4. SATYA NARAYAN PANDIT, SON OF LATE RAMBRIKSHA PANDIT, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE WAKERPUR, P.S. SONPUR, DISTRICT SARAN 5. GANGA DAYAL SHARMA, SON OF LATE MANGAL SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHARPURA, P.S. SONPUR, DISTRICT SARAN ----- PETITIONERS Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI 2. THE NATIONAL HIGH WAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, NEW DELHI 3. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, D-63 SHRI KRISHNAPURI, PATNA, BIHAR 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SARAN, CHAPRA 5. THE DISTRICT LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, SARAN, CHAPRA 6. THE CIRCLE OFFICER, SONPUR, SARAN ---- RESPONDENTS ----------- 3 12.10.2010 Petitioners object to the passage carved out for construction of National Highway 85. They are ready to give the alternative site which also belongs to them and will not adversely affect the plan of construction of the National Highway 85. I, therefore, direct that the respondent no. 3 i.e. the Project Director, National Highways Authority of India along with the Land Acquisition Officer, Saran, Chapra should consider the objection of the petitioners. The petitioners shall file their objections within a period of six 2 weeks on receipt of a copy of this order and the respondent nos. 3 and 5 will dispose of the said application within a period of three months thereafter. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the lands sought to be acquired is their residential house. In view of the observations of this Court, it would not be proper for the authorities to dismantal the house till pendency of the application before them. Sanjay ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)