2025:UHC:7579 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/93/2023 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J 1. Mr. S.C. Bhatt, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. N.S. Pundir, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. According to petitioner, a road was constructed over his agricultural field in Raiwala, Tehsil Rishikesh, District Dehradun; however, compensation for such acquisition has not been paid to him. 4. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought the following reliefs:- (i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to pay the compensation of Khaswra no. 233Ka in Khata no. 291 whose rakva/area of land is 0.265 hector which has been taken by the respondents for public road at village Raywala, Tehsil Rishikesh, District Dehradun, in favour of the petitioner. (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to pay the compensation of Khasara no. 233Ka in Khata no. 291 whose rakva/area of land is 0.265 hector which has been taken by the respondents for public road at village Raywala. Tehsil Rishikesh, District Dehradun, along with interest in favour of the petitioner within in stipulated time frame. 5. The stand taken in the counter affidavit is that the road in question was widened, however, petitioner’s land was not acquired for construction of road. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that District Magistrate, 2025:UHC:7579 Dehradun be directed to examine petitioner’s claim for compensation, as per law. 7. Learned State Counsel submits that he has no objection, if the petition is disposed of in terms of the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 8. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of by permitting petitioner to make representation to District Magistrate, Dehradun for compensation. If he makes representation within three weeks from today, District Magistrate shall call a report from the Revenue Authority concerned and take decision, after hearing other stakeholders, within four months from the date of production of certified copy of this order along with representation. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J) 27.08.2025 Aswal NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Digitally signed by NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005 aa85f9802a3a08b08d1369512ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE 3D26F5C22DACF4F4610C1FE58A58531726FBB 0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2025.08.27 05:13:22 -07'00' 2025:UHC:7579