IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7426 of 2009 Dhruv Sah, S/o Late Jhakad Sah, resident of village Pujahan Patjirwa, P.O.- Patjirwa, P.S. Shrinagar, Anchal Bairiya, District West Champaran Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Director, Land Acquisition, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. The Collector, West Champaran, Bettiah 4. The Additional Collector, West Champaran, Bettiah 5. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Bettiah 6. The L.R.D.C., Bettiah, District West Champaran 7. The Anchal Adhikari, Bairiya Anchal, District West Champaran ----------- 04/ 23.03.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner has filed the writ application for a direction to the State respondents to pay compensation of the land in question, which was acquired in connection with Land Acquisition Case No. 6 of 2007-08 as the compensation amount of Rs. 6,04,314/- is not being paid, as he is the purchaser of the lands in question from Langar Hazara, who was the settlee of the land in question and according to the authorities had no authority to sell the same to the petitioner. 3. Counsel for the petitioner states that after settlement of the lands, Langar Hazara had authority to sell the lands, which was actually sold to the petitioner under registered sale deed and thereafter petitioner has become the raiyat of the lands in question and once he has acquired the rights of raiyat of the lands in question, compensation therefor is payable to him. 4. Without going into correctness or otherwise of the submission raised on behalf of the petitioner, I permit the 2 petitioner to file a representation before the Collector, West Champaran at Bettiah, who should consider his request for payment of the compensation amount for the lands in question and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of receipt of the representation along with a copy of this order. 5. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)