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2025 DAILYLAW 47433 (ALL)

JAGIR SINGH AND 8 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS

WRIC/12886/2025 · 2025-04-27

Anish Kumar Gupta, Manoj Kumar Gupta

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:65711-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD (Sl. No.40) Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 12886 of 2025 Petitioner :- Jagir Singh And 8 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rama Shanker Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Anish Kumar Gupta,J. 1. The petitioners herein claim to be displaced persons as a result of construction of Nanak Sagar Dam over their holdings. They are claiming various benefits relating to rehabilitation and resettlement as per recommendation made by Committee dated 15.11.1999 and 09.11.2022. 2. It is submitted that in similar facts and circumstances, this Court has disposed of a batch of petitions permitting the petitioners therein to submit their claim along with supporting evidence before the committee constituted under Government Order dated 23rd July 2020 with further direction to decide the same. It is submitted that same directions be issued in the instant case also. 3. The batch of writ petitions referred to above leading one being Writ-C No. 9893 of 2024 was disposed of vide order 16th January 2025. The operative part of the said order is extracted below: "9. Having regard to the aforesaid stand, we dispose of the instant batch of petitions as follows: (a) The petitioners will have three weeks from today to submit their claim alongwith supporting evidence before the Commissioner of the division, who is the Chair-person of the Committee constituted under Government Order dated 3rd July, 2020. (b) The committee will examine the claim after due notice and opportunity of hearing to the person concerned. (c) The committee will make its recommendation to the State Government within next six weeks. (d) The State Government will take decision in relation to rehabilitation of displaced persons within next three months. 10. Certain other prayers made in few petitions have not been pressed before us, except for the claim relating to rehabilitation" 4. Learned Standing Counsel states that he has no objection in case the present writ petition is also disposed of in same terms as he does not dispute that the petitioners are similarly circumstanced. 5. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on merits, the writ petition is disposed of in same terms as extracted above. Order Date :- 28.4.2025 Ashish Pd. (Anish Kumar Gupta,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHISH PRASAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad