IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17812 of 2008 1. NISHINDRA KINJALK 2. RATEENDRA KINJALK, BOTH SONS OF LATE RAVEENDRA NATH GUPTA @ RAVEENDRA KINJALK, R/O MOHALLA BRAHMPURATOLI, GOVINDPUR BIBIGANJ, P.S. SADAR,DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR----PETITIONERS. Versus 1. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY ROAD TRANSPORT AND NATIONAL HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, NEW DELHI. 2. NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, NEW DELHI. 3. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 4. DISTRICT COLLECTOR CUM COMPETENT APPELLANT AUTHORITY LAND ACQUISITION MUZAFFARPUR, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 5. ARBITRATOR-CUM-ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, LAND ACQUISITION MUZAFFARPUR, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR----RESPONDENTS. For the Petitioners : M/S Arun Kr. Prasad, Rabindra Kr. Priyadershi, Advocates. For the State : AC to AAG-III, Advocate. For the Union of India : Mr. Kumar Priya Ranjan, Advocate. For the NHAI : M/S Sunil Kumar, Ranjan Kr. Singh, Advocates. ----------- 04. 30.11.2009 Having heard counsel for the petitioners, National Highway Authority of India and the State of Bihar, this writ application is dispose of with liberty to the petitioners to assail the award dated 29.2.2008, Annexure-3 passed by the Additional Collector, Muzaffarpur in connection with acquisition of land for widening N.H.-28 before the competent authority, namely, Sub-Ordinate Judge- I, Muzaffarpur, who should consider the challenge in accordance with law after excluding the period between 5.12.2008 till the date of this order as during the aforesaid period petitioners were prosecuting the writ application against the said award. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J.)