1. - This petition has been filed inter alia with the prayer that notice dated 13-7-2006 issued by the Regional Officer, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India under the hand of one S.K. Saxena, Highway Administrator be quashed and set aside. A further prayer has been made to direct the respondents to initiate proceedings for acquisition of petitioner's land as per the Land Acquisition Act and that the petitioner should not be evicted from his constructed area over his plot on National Highway-11 till he is suitably compensated in accordance with the provisions of Land Acquisition Act.

2. On service the respondent National Highway Authority (for short `NHA') has filed reply to the writ petition. It has been stated that the State Government had already acquired the land in issue for widening the NH-11, Jaipur to Agra at Mile 10, 20 and 25 and an award was passed on 17-7-1974. It is submitted that the land at village Jhar, which included the land on which construction of petitioner is standing (8.4 x 6= 50.4.) i.e. khasra No.318 has been acquired. It is submitted that following the award dated 17-7-1974 Parcha Khatoni was also prepared in which land in Kha