IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14569 of 2010 1) Shyama Nand Mishra, 2) Tara Nand Mishra, 3) Hira Nand Mishra, all sons of Late Uma Kant Mishra, 4) Arun Mishra, 5) Pradip Mishra, 6) Rajiv Kumar Mishra, all sons of Late Kritya Nand Mishra, 7) Amar Nath Mishra, son of Late Madhukant Mishra, all of village, Ps and District Araria – Petitioners. Vs. 1) The State of Bihar through the Director, Land Acquisition, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Bihar, Patna. 2) The Dist. Magistrate, Araria. 3) The Competent Authority cum Dist. Land Acquisition Officer, Araria – Respondents. 2 1.9.2010 The petitioners are claiming 1/6th share in T.S. Khata No. 2438, R.S. plot nos. 8039 and 9546. The petitioners have filed T.S. No. 23/1962 for setting aside the Khatiyan entry in the name of State of Bihar and for declaring the petitioners to be occupancy raiyat of the suit lands. The suit was decreed in favour of the petitioners and his co- sharers. Title appeal was filed against judgment passed in T.S. No. 23/1962 which was dismissed on contest on 13.9.1973. Accordingly the petitioners filed an application under section 3H(3) of the National Highway Act, 1956 which empowers the competent authority to take a decision with respect to the amount payable to each of the persons who claim to be entitled to the award amount. The petitioners filed an application before the Land Acquisition Office, who is the competent authority in this matter which was received in his office in 29.6.2010. I, therefore, direct that the petitioners should appear 2 with a copy of this order within a period of six weeks before the Land Acquisition Officer, Araria who will examine the documents of the petitioners and pass appropriate orders in this matter within a period of four months thereafter. This writ petition stands disposed of with the aforesaid observations. haque ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)