JUDGMENT :

MANISH CHOUDHURY, J.

1. The writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, has been instituted seeking inter-alia setting aside and quashing of an order bearing no. RLA.134/2003/Pt.-I/282 dated 10.03.2015 (Annexure-18 to the writ petition) passed by the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam, Revenue & Disaster Management Department. A direction is also sought to the respondent authorities to pay the petitioners a sum of Rs. 5,97,75,000/- by taking into account the fact that the Deputy Commissioner, Barpeta vide a Notification dated 28.03.2014, had notified the zonal value of land in respect of Barpeta Road Town @ Rs. 75,00,000/- per Bigha. A further direction is sought for to pay interest @ 9% per annum till the date of actual payment on the premise that a parcel of land measuring 7 Bighass 4 Kathas 17 Lessas (07B-04K-17L), purportedly belonging to the petitioners previously, had been illegally acquired by the State respondents, more particularly, the Public Works Department (PWD) in the year 1962-1964 for the purpose of construction of 31 no. National Highway, without paying any compensation against such acquisition.

2. The original writ peti