IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7565 of 2010 1. SUMITRA DEVI W/O LATE DAMODAR MISHRA R/O KHORAHIYA BASTI, WARD NO. 10/8, MOUZA- BASANTPUR, P.S.- ARARIA, DISTT.- ARARIA 2. VIJAY KUMAR MISHRA S/O LATE DAMODAR MISHRA R/O KHORAHIYA BASTI, WARD NO. 10/8, MOUZA- BASANTPUR, P.S.- ARARIA, DISTT.- ARARIA 3. SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA S/O LATE DAMODAR MISHRA R/O KHORAHIYA BASTI, WARD NO. 10/8, MOUZA- BASANTPUR, P.S.- ARARIA, DISTT.- ARARIA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY CUM COMMISSIONER, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY CUM COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS, BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DIRECTOR, LAND ACQUISITION, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS, BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, ARARIA 5. THE COMPETENT OFFICER-CUM-DISTRICT LAND ACQUISITION OFFICERS, ARARIA, COLLECTORATE, ARARIA 6. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, NEW DELHI 7. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY, ARARIA AT PURNIA, DISTT.- PURNEA ----------- For the petitioners M/S R.C.Thakur, Vinod Shankar Modi & Kamal KishoreSingh, Advocates. For the State Mr. Rabindra Priyadarshi, A.C. to A.A.G.-3. For N.H.A.I. Mr. N.K.Agrawal, Senior Advocate. Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate. ===== 02. 07.05.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, State and the counsel for the National Highway Authority of India. I direct the competent authority, Respondent No. 5 to make payment of the amount determined under the award signed by the competent authority on 25.9.2009 and by the Project Director on 11.11.2009 to the petitioners after verification of their documents within two weeks of the production of the order subject to execution of bond by the petitioner to the satisfaction of the competent authority undertaking refund of the amount in the event any contrary decree is passed by the competent Civil Court. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha, J.)