RANJEET SINGH AND 69 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS
WRIC/16151/2025 · 2025-07-09
Mahesh Chandra Tripathi, Vinod Diwakar
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:110478-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 16151 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ranjeet Singh And 69 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vishnu Murti Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Vinod Diwakar,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri Ambrish Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State- respondents.
2. The instant writ petition has been preferred for a direction to the respondent no. 1 to direct the respondent no. 2 i.e. Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow to complete the process of transfer of land earmarked persons from their land for construction of Nanak Sagar Dam across river Deoha to the irrigation department i.e. respondent no. 3 after concluding the survey.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in identical facts and circumstances, a Co-ordinate Bench had passed a detailed
order on 30.07.2024 in a bunch of writ petitions leading Writ-C No. 9893 of 2024 (Jarnail Singh And 25 Others v. State of U.P. And 4 Others). The operative part of the order passed in the said writ petition is as follows:-
"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 counsel for the petitioners states that the instant matter is squarely covered with the aforesaid judgment and the writ petition may also be disposed of in the light of Jarnail Singh (supra).
5. So far as the factual and legal aspect of the matter, the same is not disputed by learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel.
6. Having regard to the facts of the case and the submissions made, we dispose of the instant petition in terms of Jarnail Singh (supra).
Order Date :- 10.7.2025 A.K.Srivastava Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad