HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 35103 of 2025 Court No. - 29 HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J. HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 2. The instant writ petition is preferred for quashing the impugned notice dated 10.09.2025 issued by respondent no. 3. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that adequate compensation qua their holdings had been ensured by the respondent authority to the petitioners, but without affording any opportunity to the petitioners straightway impugned notice has been served upon the petitioners, whereby the petitioners are directed to return the amount in question, which is paid excess to their claim. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners is confined to his prayer that an opportunity may be afforded to the petitioners to question the demand raised in the notice dated 10.09.2025. 5. Considering the factual situation and the notice dated 10.09.2025, we find that in the interest of justice, in case the petitioners file a detailed response within two weeks from today, the Special Land Acquisition Officer (respondent no. 3) shall finalize the proceedings within three months thereafter but certainly after giving opportunity to all the stakeholders and the impugned demand notice would be subject to the final outcome of the proceedings. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mata Achal Mishra, Trayambak Mishra, Vinay Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Dilip Kumar And 4 Others .....Petitioner(s) The State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 6. Till the proceedings are finalized, recovery pursuant to the notice dated 10.09.2025 shall remain stayed. 7. In view of the aforesaid, writ petition stands disposed of. October 7, 2025 Pkb/ WRIC No. 35103 of 2025 2 (Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRAMOD KUMAR BAJPAI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad