IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13143 of 2006 KUMAR SANJAY SINGH @ KUMAR SANJAY RAI, SON OF LATE CHANDRA GUKHUL SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KARMAINI MOHABAT, P.S. KUCHAIKOT, DISTRICT GOPALGANJ --- PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIAHR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, GOPALGANJ 3. THE COMPETENT OFFICER, N.H. 28-CUM-EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE-CUM-DISTRICT LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, GOPALGANJ. 4. THE CIRCLE OFFICER, KUCHAIKOT, DISTRICT GOPALGANJ 5. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH N.H. 28 AUTHORITY. --- RESPONDENTS For N.H.A.T. :- Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate Mr. Ranjan Kumar Singh, Advocate ----------- 6 7.7.2010 The petitioner is aggrieved by the amount of award fixed in land acquisition proceeding 1 of 2005-06. The petitioner had filed an objection on 17.5.2005 and claimed a higher value for the land acquired. The petitioner received the award amount with protest on notice being served to him on 25.5.2006. I, therefore, direct that the petitioner may file a fresh objection annexing the earlier objection filed with respect to the amount of compensation determined by the competent authority so that the competent authority may refer the matter to the Central Government for appointment of an arbitrator under section 3H. It appears that the Central Government by letter no. 34 dated 15.3.2005 issued by the National Highways Authority of India has appointed the Additional Collector as arbitrator under Section 3G (5). This being the position the matter may be referred to the Additional Collector on the application being filed by the petitioner within the aforesaid six weeks, within a period of one month on receipt of the application. 2 This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)