for disbursement of the value of the land assessed at Rs 4,68,099. 1CA 6351/2024 4 The facts giving rise to this appeal may be summarized as under: In the year 1976, a notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act was issued for the purpose of construction of State Highway as notified by the State of Bihar. The land owned by the appellant herein was included in Section 4 notification referred to above. Sometime in 1977, the land of the appellant was acquired. However, it is the case of the appellant that not a single penny was paid to him towards compensation. 5 The appellant preferred an appropriate application addressed to the State Government immediately after his land came to be acquired and possession was taken over in the year 1977 for payment of compensation. It is the case of the appellant that State did not even pass any award of compensation and kept the matter in limbo. 6 Years passed by and the appellant kept on requesting the authorities to pass an appropriate