IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16567 of 2009 1. DEBU MAHASETH S/O LATE RAM PRASAD MAHASETH, VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S-RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL 2. HARI NARAIN SAHU S/O LATE LAXMI NARAIN SAHU R/O VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S-RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL 3. RAMESH PRASAD SAHU S/O LATE LAXMI NARAIN SAHU R/O VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S-RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL 4. YUGESHWAR SAH S/O LATE JANKI SAH R/O VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S- RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL 5. RAKESH KUMAR S/O UPENDRA PRASAD, R/O VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S- RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL 6. SUDISH PURBEY S/O LATE NARAIN PURBEY, R/O VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S- RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL 7. SANJAY PURBEY S/O LATE NARAIN PURBEY R/O VILL-SIMRAHI, P.S- RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL, 8. SHAMBHU KUMAR S/O SRI PITAMBAR DAS R/O VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S- RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL 9. DILIP KUMAR BHAGAT S/O LATE SARYUG PD. BHAGAT, R/O VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S-RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL 10. MITHILESH KUMAR DAS S/O SRI GARBHU DAS R/O VILL-SIMRAHI, P.S-RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL, 11. MANOJ KUMAR DAS S/O SRI GARBHU DAS R/O VILL-SIMRAHI, P.S- RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL, 12. SANOJ KUMAR DAS S/O SRI GARBHU DAS R/O VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S- RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL 13. SMT. MUNNI DEVI W/O SHIV KUMAR SAHU R/O VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S- RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL 14. RADHA KRISHNA AGRAWAL S/O LATE BHAGWAN LAL AGARWAL R/O VILL-SIMRAHI, P.S-RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL, 15. MAHAVIR PRASAD MEHTA S/O LATE RUP LAL MEHTA R/O VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S-RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL, 16. RAM BILASH RAMAN S/O GULLI SAH R/O VILL-SIMRAHI, P.S- RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL, 17. SUNIL KUMAR GUPTA S/O RAM SEWAK GUPTA R/O VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S-RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL 18. PANKAJ KUMAR GUPTA S/O RAM SEWAK GUPTA R/O VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S-RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL 19. RAM SEWAK GUPTA S/O LATE BHAGWAN GUPTA R/O VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S-RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL 20. KAMAL SAHU S/O LATE HULLI SAH R/O VILL-SIMRAHI, P.S- RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL, 21. VINA DEVI W/O RAJ KUAMR PURBEY R/O VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S- RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL - 2 - 22. URMILA DEVI W/O HANUMAN PURBEY R/O VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S- RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL 23. BINOD PRASAD BHAGAT S/O LATE JAGDEO PD. BHAGAT, R/O VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S-RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL 24. SMT. REENA DEVI W/O BINOD PRASAD BHAGAT, R/O VILL- SIMRAHI, P.S-RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY, N.H. DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, NEW DELHI 3. THE SECRETARY, UNION OF INDIA GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI 4. THE STATE OF BIHAR, THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY CUM- COMMISSIONER-ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA 5. THE COLLECTOR, SUPAUL 6. THE LAND AQUISITION OFFICER, SUPAUL, DISTRICT with CWJC No.15580 of 2009 1. SURESH THAKUR S/O LATE RAMESHWAR THAKUR, R/O VILL- DHARAMPATTI, P.S- RAGHOPURL, DISTT- SUPAUL Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY, N.H. DIVISION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI (N.H.9) 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, NEW DELHI 3. THE SECRETARY, UNION OF INDIA, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI 4. THE STATE OF BIHAR, THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY CUM COMMISSIONER, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PANTA 5. THE COLLECTOR SUPAUL 6. THE LAND AQUISITION OFFICER, SUPAUL, DISTT- SUPAUL ----------- For the petitioners : Mrs. Juli Kumari. For the Union of India: Dr. Mayanand Jha, C.G.C. For the State : Mr. Ravindra Priyadarshi For N.H.A.I :- Mr. N.K.Agrawal, Senior Advocate. ==== 3. 08.12.2009. In compliance of my order dated 01.12.2009 passed in C.W.J.C.No. 16431 of 2009 and two other analogous cases, the Project Director of National Highway No. 57 is present in Court along with his counsel. It is - 3 - submitted on his behalf that a sum of Rs. 16 crores has been deposited with the competent authority within the meaning of Section 3(a) of the National Highway Act, 1956 and the petitioners in C.W.J.C.No. 15580 of 2009 and 16567 of 2009 have been paid the compensation admissible to them as per the order of the competent authority, which submission is being admitted by the counsel for the petitioners as well. Learned counsel for the petitioners, however, disputes the quantum of compensation. 2. As the petitioners are disputing quantum of compensation, these writ applications are disposed of with direction to the petitioners to approach the arbitrator appointed in terms of the provisions contained in Sub-Section (5) of Section 3 G of the National Highway Act, 1956, namely, the Additional Collector, Supaul. 3. Let the petitioners in the two applications approach the Additional Collector, Supaul, the arbitrator, and raise their dispute along with a copy of this order. The learned arbitrator shall dispose of the dispute raised by the petitioners of the two application in accordance with law as early as possible, in any case within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the dispute along with a certified copy of this order. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)