IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.18843 OF 2008 1. RANGLAL RAI, SON OF LATE BASULI RAI 2. RAM PUKAR RAI, SON OF LATE JAGDEO RAI 3. KANHAI RAI, SON OF LATE RAM SAREKH RAI 4. RAM SAWAK RAI, SON OF LATE SUGRIN RAI 5. PARSHU RAM RAI, SON OF LATE SITA RAM RAI 6. BHUNESHWAR RAI, SON OF LATE HITLAL RAI 7. BIDESHI RAI, SON OF LATE BRIJLAL RAI 8. AWADHESH RAI, SON OF LATE SURESH RAI 9. SURENDRA RAI, SON OF LATE JAIHIND RAI 10. GANGA RAI, SON OF LATE PUNIT RAI 11. GEETA DEVI, WIFE OF LATE BANARSI RAI 12. RAM BINOD RAI, SON OF LATE DHARAMDEO RAI 13. PREM NATH, SON OF LATE SUNDAR SAH 14. MANORI RAI, SON OF ALTE SUGRIN RAI ALL ARE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BADURAHI, POLICE STATION SONEPUR, DISTRICT SARAN ……………………………………………………………………………….PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COLLECTOR, SARAN AT CHAPRA 3. THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER, SONEPUR, SARAN 4. THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, CHAPRA, SARAN …………………………………………………………………………….RESPONDENTS ********* 2 30/07/2010 It is admitted that the lands have been acquired through the land acquisition proceedings in which award has been prepared. Paragraph 9 of the counter affidavit contains the names of petitioners 1 to 6 indicating the area of the land which has been acquired, award number, amount to be paid to them and the details of the persons who have received the award. I, therefore, direct that Ranglal Rai, Ram Pukar Rai, Kanhai Rai, Ram Sawak Rai and Parshu Ram Rai and Bhuvaneshwari Rai should approach the Land 2 Acquisition Officer, Chapra for payment of the award amount prepared in their names. The petitioners 7 to 14 may likewise file an application before the land Acquisition Officer/the Collector, Saran regarding their grievances of non-payment/non-preparation of award in their names. The Collector/the land Acquisition Officer, Chapra will enquire into the matter and pass an appropriate order or in the alternative, issue notices to them to receive the award if it is already prepared in their names. The second prayer of the petitioners is that they dispute the amount of compensation fixed in lieu of the land acquired. The petitioners have the remedy under Section 18 to approach the Collector for a reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. On receiving such an application, the Collector, Chapra at Saran will pass appropriate orders within a period of two months of its filing. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )