RANCHI, India, April 18 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on March 17:
1. Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the respondent-NHAI.
2. Petitioner has prayed to quash the Annexure- 5, which is an order passed by District Land Acquisition Officer, Ramgarh, whereby the claim of the petitioner in respect of payment of compensation in lieu of acquisition of land has been denied.
3. After hearing the parties, I find that it is an admitted case that the land has been acquired under the provision of National Highway Act, 1956. The petitioner claims that he is also legal heir of the khatiyani raiyat, but his share has not been disbursed to him, rather has been paid to ...