Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:83006-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 15987 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kamla Devi And 3 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Viresh Kumar Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Anish Kumar Gupta,J. 1. Heard Sri V.K. Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri Rajiv Gupta, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. The present writ petition has been preferred for the following reliefs:- "(a) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent No. 2 (District Magistrate Sonbhadra/Administrator (Rehabilitation), Kanhar Irrigation/Dam Project Sonbhadra) to provide the package for rehabilitation and resettlement by adding petitioners' name in the list of the rehabilitation and land oustees of Kanhar Dam Project Duddhi Sonbhadra within the stipulated period according to sub paragraph No.(v) of 4 of government order dated 30.10.2014 within the stipulated periods. (b) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent No.2 to pay the rehabilitation package as government order dated 30.10.2014 within the stipulated periods to the petitioners." 3. According to the petitioners, their lands were acquired for construction of Kanhar Dam in Sonbhadra. The State Government had issued a Government Order on 30.10.2014 for payment of compensation and for rehabilitation/re-settlement of the displaced persons from their holdings. Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that despite repeated representations, the grievance of the petitioners has not been redressed. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners in support of his submission places reliance on the orders dated 28.06.2023 & 30.3.2018 passed by coordinate Benches in Writ- C No.20621 of 2023 (Ram Karan and another vs. State of U.P. and 2 others) & Writ-C No.11574 of 2018 (Sona Bachcha and 5 others vs. State of U.P. and 2 others). Both the writ petitions were disposed of requiring the District Magistrate concerned to decide the claim of the petitioners in the light of the aforesaid Government Order. He submits that similar direction be issued. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances, without adverting on merits, the writ petition is disposed of requiring the District Magistrate, Sonbhadra to decide the claim of the petitioners expeditiously in the light of Government Order dated 30.10.2014, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order along with a fresh representation. (Anish Kumar Gupta, J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta, J.) Order Date :- 19.5.2025 Ankit. Digitally signed by :- ANKIT VISHWAKARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad