Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:47098-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 7729 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vineet Kumar Maurya And 12 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Collector Faizabad Counsel for Petitioner :- Balendu Bhushan Tripathi, Pradeep Kumar Maurya, Priyanka Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J. 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms. Akansha Dubey, learned Standing Counsel who appears on behalf of the State-respondent no.1. 2. This petition has been filed by the petitioners for the following main prayers:- "i) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the order dated 12.12.2024 contained in Annexure No.1 passed by Presiding Officer, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority, Ayodhya in Original Case No.90 of 1990 in re. Ram Lakhan & Others Vs. State of U.P. through Collector Faizabad and order dated 15.05.1990, contained in Annexure No.3 passed by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Faizabad (Ayodhya) with all its consequential benefits. ii) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the Opposite party no.1 with a further prayer to direct the Opposite party no.1 to pay the amount of compensation to the petitioners @20/- per sq. fit as has been given to tenure holders of adjoining / adjusting land with interest on the market rate with all consequential benefits." 3. A preliminary objection has been raised regarding the maintainability of the writ petition. It has been submitted that the impugned order dated 13.12.2024 has been passed in a reference under Section 18 and an Appeal against such order provided under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. 4. This petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioners to approach the appropriate Forum. Order Date :- 12.8.2025 N.PAL Digitally signed by :- NARESH PAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench