Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:4506-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 681 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vimla @ Vimla Devi Respondent :- Pariyojana Nideshak Bhartiya Rastriya Rajmarg Pradhikaran Varanasi And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Hanumant Lal Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- Vimlesh Kumar,C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J. 1. Heard Shri Hanumant Lal Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State and Shri Vimlesh Kumar, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 1. 2. The land of the petitioner, more than what was acquired for National Highway Authority of India, has been utilized for broadening of Sultanpur Varanasi Highway. The petitioner having represented to the Project Director of NHAI, he has written to the S.D.M., Patti, District- Pratapgarh for measurement of the acquired land on some date. This letter is dated 22.03.2024 but till date the S.D.M., Patti has not responded. 3. Such apathy is not acceptable. The S.D.M., Patti, District- Pratapgarh is directed to immediately fix a date in collaboration with the Project Director, NHAI for the purpose mentioned in the letter dated 22.03.2024 and facilitate the demarcation/ measurement of the acquired land with the help of revenue authorities at the earliest, say, within a period of three weeks. The petitioner shall also be given notice about the same. Thereafter, based on the result of such measurement the Project Director, NHAI shall take further action/decision as to whether any enhanced compensation is to be paid to the petitioner and if it is to be paid, then, needful shall be done as per law. 4. With the aforesaid observations/directions, the writ petition is disposed of. 5. Shri Nishant Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State shall communicate this order to the District Magistrate, Pratapgarh and S.D.M., Patti, District - Pratapgarh for strict compliance. . (Manish Kumar,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) Order Date :- 23.1.2025/R.K.P. Digitally signed by :- RAJ KUMAR PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench