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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:65012-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 12844 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ram Dev Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Kunwar Abhishek Singh,Suresh Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pranjal Mehrotra,Varad Nath Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Anish Kumar Gupta,J.
1. The petitioner is claiming compensation for the land and trees, which were affected as a result of erection of a transmission line by South East U.P. Power Transmission Company Limited through the fields of the petitioner.
2. It is stated that the petitioner has filed several representations before the District Magistrate and also before the South East U.P. Power Transmission Company Limited but the petitioner has not been provided any compensation so far and, hence, the instant petition for issuing a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to pay compensation to the petitioner.
3. Shri Varad Nath, Advocate has entered appearance on behalf of respondent no.4. He states that the Corporation has already assessed the compensation and has submitted a detailed report with the District Magistrate, Basti and it is open to the petitioner to approach the District Magistrate with his claim and receive compensation.
4. Shri Ram Chandra, Advocate holding brief of Shri Pranjal Mehrotra, Advocate appearing on behalf of U.P. Power Transmission Corporation Limited also takes the same stand.
5. Accordingly, we dispose of the instant petition by providing that the petitioner shall approach respondent no.2 with detailed representation alongwith true attested copy of the instant order as well as evidence in support of his claim and in which event, respondent no.2 will decide the same, as per prevailing Central Government guidelines and laws within twelve weeks. (Anish Kumar Gupta, J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta, J.) Order Date :- 28.4.2025 Ankit. Digitally signed by :- ANKIT VISHWAKARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad