IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16775 of 2009 1. MAHENDRA PRASAD SAHU S/O LATE JAHURI SAH R/O MOH- SIMARAHI BAZAR, P.O- RAGHOPUR, P.S- RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL 2. LAXMI DEVI W/O LATE BHAGWANLAL SAHU R/O MOH-SHIMARAHI BAZAR, P.O- RAGHOPUR, P.S- RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL 3. URMILA DEVI W/O LATE YUGENDRA PRASAD SAHU R/O MOH- SIMARAHI BAZAR, P.O- RAGHOPUR, P.S- RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY, N.H.57, N.H. DIVISION, ROAD DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF INDIA, NEW DELHI (N.H.57) 2. THE SECRETARY, N.H. DIVISION, N.H.NO.-57, ROAD DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF INDIA, NEW DELHI 3. THE STATE OF BIHAR 4. THE COLLECTOR, SUPAUL 5. THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, SUPAUL 6. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, SUPAUL 7. THE CIRCLE OFFICER, (EDUCATION) SUPAUL ----------- For the petitioners : Mr. Mani Bhushan Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Rabindra Kumar Priyadarshi, A.C. to A.A.G.-III For the Union of India :- Mr. Gopesh Kumar, C.G.C. ==== 3. 08.12.2009. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the lands detailed in paragraph 4 of the petition has been acquired for the purpose of widening N.H. 57 but petitioners are not being paid compensation although the lands which have been acquired remained all through with the petitioners inspite of execution of the gift deed, Annexure-1 as in terms of the clause in the gift deed itself the lands-in- question reverted back to the donor/ his legal heirs for failure of the State to grant recognition to school established over the part of the lands-in-question. 2. Let the petitioners appear before the Land Acquisition Officer, Supaul along with the gift deed as also other documents establishing their title over the lands-in-question whereafter the Land Acquisition Officer, the competent authority, shall decide their claim for payment of compensation in accordance with law, as early as possible, in any case within a period of two month from the date petitioners appear before him along with a certified copy of this order. 3. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)