THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU and THE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR Dated: 30-12-2010 WRIT APPEAL No. 1160 OF 2010 Between: Namala Purushottam Rao ... APPELLANT AND The Competent Authority, NH-9 & Revenue Divisional Officer, Suryapet, Nalgonda District and five others …RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU and THE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL No. 1160 OF 2010 JUDGMENT: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Shri Nisar Ahmad Kakru) The land belonging to the appellant having been acquired under the provisions of the National Highway Act, 1956 (for short ‘the Act’), consequently, writ petition on 06-09-2010. By then vesting of the land in the Central Government had already taken place. Not only that, award too was passed. In that view of the matter, the learned single Judge declined indulgence. However, while doing so liberty came to be accorded to the appellant to approach the Arbitrator in case of dissatisfaction with the compensation determined by the competent authority. Contention of the learned counsel for the appellant is that the District Collector cannot be the Arbitrator. On that count, we leave the appellant free to approach the appropriate authority or the Arbitrator, in accordance with law. Dismissed. VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J NISAR AHMAD KAKRU, CJ 30-12-2010 K. Shyleshi