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RAKESH KUMAR VERMA AND 3 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. SECY. REVENUE SECY. U.P. LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

WRIC/9161/2025 · 2025-09-19

Manjive Shukla, Sangeeta Chandra

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 9161 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE MANJIVE SHUKLA, J. Heard Shri Ravindra Kumar Dwivedi, learned Advocate holding brief of Satya Prakash Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel for respondents. This captioned writ petition has been filed by the petitioners interalia praying the following reliefs :- "Direct the opposite party no.2 to decide the application of petitionerrs on dated 05.08.2025 which has been pending before the Opposite party no.2 by passing an order to provide compensation to the petitioners within time stipulated by this Hon'ble Court contained as Annexure no.1 to this writ petition in the interest of justice." Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the land of the petitioners is being utilized by the respondents for the purpose of road widening without acquiring the land and without paying any compensation to the petitioner. Learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of respondents on the basis of instructions has submitted that it is admitted case of the respondents that the land of the petitioners is being utilized for the purpose of road widening and the respondents are processing and calculating the compensation payable to the persons whose land has been utilized in the process of road widening. We have considered the submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the parties and we find that respondents are already in process of paying Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Satya Prakash Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Rakesh Kumar Verma And 3 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Revenue Secy. U.P. Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) compensation to the persons whose land had been utilized in the road widening. Accordingly, we dispose of this writ petition with the direction to the District Magistrate, Amethi to consider and decide the representation dated 05.8.2025 filed by the petitioners by passing a speaking and reasoned order within two months from today. It is further provided that if District Magistrate on deciding the representation comes to the conclusion that the petitioner's land has been utilized and compensation is payable then the same shall be paid within a period of next four months. Instructions are kept on record. September 19, 2025 mks WRIC No. 9161 of 2025 2 (Manjive Shukla,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- MANISH SAXENA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench