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2025 DAILYLAW 118704 (ALL)

RAM NEVAJ v. UNION OF INDIA THRU. SECY. MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND NATIONAL HIGHWAYS NEW DELHI AND 5 OTHERS

WRIC/1064/2025 · 2025-02-11

Om Prakash Shukla, Rajan Roy

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:8660-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 1064 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ram Nevaj Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Road Transport And National Highways New Delhi And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Arun Kumar Shukla,Brijendra Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C.,Sarvesh Kumar Dubey Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Hon'ble Om Prakash Shukla,J. 1. Vakalatnama filed today by Shri Abhinav Singh, Advocate on behalf of Project Director, National Highway Authority of India, Raebareli is taken on record. 2. Heard. 3. The petitioner claims that he has not been paid compensation for his land which was acquired by the opposite parties for widening the road/highway. The land bears Khasra No.4422, however, Counsel for NHAI says that the land was acquired vide notification dated 23.08.2018 and 10.04.2024 and the award in respect thereof, has been rendered. 4. The Additional Chief Standing Counsel, Shri Nishant Shukla, has instructions from the Special Land Acquisition Officer, who is the competent authority under the National Highway Act, 1956, to the effect that both the land and the house existing thereon were acquired and compensation in respect of both has been given to the petitioner. The land which was acquired was around 55.8 square meter, for which compensation to the tune of Rs.1,52,164/- has been given to the petitioner; and for the house existing on the said land, compensation to the tune of Rs.20,21,230/- was given to the petitioner, however, he is unable to point out as to when the said amount was given to the petitioner and the mode by which it was given to the petitioner. 5. Let the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Raebareli communicate in writing to the petitioner the details of the land and house which were acquired, the notification by which it was done, the date of award rendered in respect thereof, if possible, annexing relevant extract of copy of the said award pertaining to the said land and house of the petitioner and also clearly mentioning the date on which the aforesaid compensation was given to the petitioner as also the mode by which it was given i.e. whether by online transaction, demand draft or cheque etc., and if it has been deposited in any account, details of the account and the account holder shall also be mentioned. Let this be done within ten days'. Let this be done within ten days'. Thereafter, if the petitioner still has a cause, he may pursue appropriate remedies in this regard. 6. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of. [Om Prakash Shukla, J.] [Rajan Roy, J.] Order Date :- 11.2.2025 -Piyush- Digitally signed by :- PIYUSH YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench