HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 11394 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State and Sri Ratnesh Chandra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the U.P. Awas Awam Vikas Parishad. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, wherein the writ petitioner has sought for the following substantial relief:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction, in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding the respondents authorities, to pay compensation towards acquired land of the petitioner in pursuance of the order of this Hon'ble Court dated 14.08.2024, passed in Writ-C No.6984 of 2024 (Priyanshu Rastogi Versus State of U.P. & others), as neither the compensation of the acquired land of the petitioner is determined nor any opportunity of hearing is being given to the petitioner in pursuance of order of this Hon'ble Court." 3. It transpires from the facts that the matter is pending before the Additional District Magistrate/ Special Land Acquisition Officer for making the award. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State and the U.P. Awas Awam Vikas Parishad have reassured this Court that the award that is to Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashish Kumar Rastogi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Ratnesh Chandra Priyanshu Rastogi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Housing And Urban Planning Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) be passed under Section 23 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, shall be passed expeditiously and any procedural issues shall be coordinated between the State and the U.P. Awas Awam Vikas Parishad. 5. In light of the above, we direct the respondent No.4, being the Additional District Magistrate/ Special Land Acquisition Officer, Lucknow, to pass the award within a period of eight weeks from date and once the award is passed, compensation should be paid to the petitioner, if he is so entitled, expeditiously, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of passing of the said award. 6. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. November 24, 2025 Darpan Sharma WRIC No. 11394 of 2025 2 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- DARPAN SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench