IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18315 of 2011 Murli Prasad Sah @ Murli Prasad Gupta S/O Late Shivaji Prasad Sah @ Shivaji Prasad Gupta R/O Simrahi Bazar, P.S.- Raghopur, District- Supaul… …Petitioner 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 Acquisition Officer, Supaul, District- Supaul 7. The Project Director, National Highway Authority of India, PIU Araria…. …Respondents …………… For the Petitioner : Mr. Jagdish Prasad Bhagat, Advocate For the State : Mr. Krishna Chandra, A.C. to A.G. For the N.H.A.I. : Mr. Sunil Kumar, Mr. Ranjan Kumar Singh, Advocates …………………… 3 16.11.2011 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to implead the Project Director, National Highway Authority of India, PIU, Araria as respondent no.7. The Petitioner disputes the quantum of compensation granted to him for the Plot Nos. 737, 1283 and 1285 of Raghopur Block 30 decimals, 1 2 decimal and 1 decimals respectively, totaling 32 decimals as the land bearing residential house has been acquired for widening of National Highway- 57. It is submitted that by notification as contained in Annexure-2 series, the lands have been declared as agricultural lands whereas the petitioner’s residential house has been demolished for the purpose of widening of the concerned National Highway. In above view of the matter, since the petitioner is disputing the nature of land and the quantum of compensation amount, this writ application is being disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to approach the Arbitrator appointed in terms of provisions contained under sub- section(5) of Section 3G of the National Highway Act, 1956, namely the Additional Collector, Supaul, along with a certified copy of this order. In such case, the Arbitrator shall dispose of the dispute raised by the petitioner on its own merit and in accordance with law expeditiously, 3 preferably, within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Sanjay-II ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)