Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:4543-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 673 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ramesh Respondent :- U.O.I. Thru.Secy. Ministry Of Road Transport And Highways New Delhi. And 3 Ors Counsel for Petitioner :- Aviral Chandra,Ajai Kumar Nigam Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C.,Sarvesh Kumar Dubey Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Samidha, learned counsel for NHAI. 2. As per learned Standing Counsel, Special Land Acquisition Officer who is the competent authority has sent an instructions that in view of decisions of this Court dated 19.09.2024 passed in Writ-C No.8105 of 2024 [Virendra Kumar & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors.] and dated 05.09.2024 passed in Writ-C No.7237 of 2024 [Abha Mittal vs. Union of India & Ors.], he has written to the Arbitrator that it is he who has to determine the amount payable and remand of the matter to him i.e. the competent authority, is not in accordance with law as such the matter is pending at the level of the Arbitrator. 3. Without expressing any opinion on the aforesaid judgments, let the Arbitrator do the needful as per law but expeditiously say within six weeks so that whatever is the due amount payable to the rightful persons is paid. 4. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of. (Manish Kumar,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) Order Date :- 23.1.2025 Shanu/- Digitally signed by :- SHANU SUMAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench