Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:73201-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 14196 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ashok And 5 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Raj Deepak Singh,Rishu Srivastav Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Anish Kumar Gupta,J. 1. The petitioners have prayed for quashing of notices dated 17.04.2025 issued to them individually requiring them to remove their possession over certain land, which is stated to be part of a National Highway or to submit their representation within three days, failing which consequences, as contemplated under the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002, would follow. 2. Admittedly, the petitioners have not filed their reply/representation in response to the aforesaid notices. 3. Brief Holder of Sri R.K. Jaiswal, appearing on behalf of respondent no. 4 states that in case any reply is submitted by the petitioners, the same will be considered and decided by respondent no. 4 before taking any action against the petitioners on basis of the impugned notices. 4. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of by providing that the petitioners may reply to the impugned notices within two weeks from today and in which event, the same will be decided by respondent no. 4, expeditiously, strictly in accordance with law and until the objections are decided, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioners in pursuance of the impugned notices. 5. In case, reply is not submitted within two weeks from today the protection granted to the petitioners by the instant order, would be of no avail and it shall be open to the respondents to proceed further in the matter in accordance with law. (Anish Kumar Gupta, J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta, J.) Order Date :- 7.5.2025 gp Digitally signed by :- GANESH PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad