JUDGMENT :

SANDEEP KUMAR, J.

1. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:

“(i) To issue an appropriate writ/order/direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 23.09.2020 (Annex-3) passed by Respondent No. 5 whereby and whereunder the respondents are seeking to recover from the petitioner the amount of compensation paid to the brother of the petitioner in the year 2014.

(ii) To issue an appropriate writ/order/direction in the nature of mandamus declaring that the amount of compensation determined in terms of the circle rate prevalent in the year 2014 considering the land to be residential is proper and legal.

(iii) To issue an appropriate writ/order/direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Respondents not to recover the amount of compensation paid in the year 2014 to the brother of the petitioner.

(iv) To stay the order dated 23.09.2020 passed by Respondent No. 6 during the pendency of this writ application.”

2. The facts of this case are that for the purpose of four-laning of NH-84 in the district of Buxar, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had issued notifications in the official Gazettee for acquisition o