Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:34658-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 5312 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ramesh Respondent :- U.O. I. Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Road Transport And Highways Thru. Project Director Lko. And Ors. Counsel for Petitioner :- Abhay Raj Singh Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C.,Sanjay Tripathi Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Hon'ble Praveen Kumar Giri,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties including Sri Sanjay Tripathi, learned counsel for opposite party No.2. 2. Petitioner claimed compensation in lieu of acquisition of the land which he has purchased after the notifications issued under the National Highways Act, 1956 but before the rendering of the award under Section 3-G (1) thereof, on the strength of full Bench decision of this Court rendered in Writ-C No. 30608 of 2018 (Sursati Vs. State of U.P. and others), decided on 05.09.2022. 3. Let Opposite Party No.3 take a decision on the claim of the petitioner at the earliest, say within two months, unless there is any legal impediment, in which case the same shall be informed. Otherwise, he shall take decision as per law and communicate it to the petitioner. If he is found entitled for compensation, then the same shall be paid to him accordingly as per Rules within one month of the decision. 4. The writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 5.6.2025 DKS (Praveen Kumar Giri,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) Digitally signed by :- DEEPAK KUMAR SRIVASTWA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench