Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9448 of 2011 Lalit Mohan Jha,S/o Late Ramjee Jha, resident of Village Araria, PS Jhanjharpur, District Madhubani .Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Principal Secretary, Land Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. The Director, Land Acquisition, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 4. The Collector, Madhubani, District Madhubani 5. The Additional Collector, Madhubani, District Madhubani cum- Arbitrator 6. The District Land Acquisition Officer, Madhubani, District Madhubani cum-Competent Officer, NH 57.Project Madhubani, District Madhubani 7. The Union of India through Secretary, Road Transport Department, Govt. of India, New Delhi 8. The Secretary, Road Transport Department, Govt. of India, New Delhi 9. The National Highway Authority of India through its Chairman, New Delhi 10. The Chairman, National Highway Authority of India, New Delhi 11. The Executive Officer, National Highway Authority Madhubani Circle, District Madhubani ..Respondents ---------------------------------- 04- 12/1/2012 Upon hearing learned counsel for the parties, the Project Director, National Highway Authority of India, is directed to pay the compensation as awarded by the Arbitrator within a period of two months as has been done in the cases of other similarly situated persons whose lands have been acquired for the widening of national highway. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of. (Prakash Chandra Verma, J.) mrl