Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:91263-DB Court No. - 39 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 16287 of 2025 Petitioner :- Karan Singh And 38 Others Respondent :- Union Of India And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Manoj Pandey,Vidya Kant Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. Hon'ble Arindam Sinha,J. Hon'ble Avnish Saxena,J. 1. Mr. Vidya Kant Tripathi, learned advocate appears on behalf of petitioners and submits, his clients had got lease from the railways. Subsequent thereto the railways sought to evict his clients. There was ex-parte order dated 24th January, 1990, against which his clients appealed. They were successful. However, apprehending eviction they made representation dated 22nd April, 2025 to respondent no. 3 (Divisional Railway Manager). He seeks direction upon the authority to consider the representation. 2. Ms. Pooja Agarwal, learned advocate appears on behalf of railways and submits, the lease was granted long time back. It was for one year and never renewed. Subsequently and recently, railways have handed over management of the land to the forest department. 3. Mr. Raj Mohan Upadhyay, learned advocate, Additional Chief Standing Counsel appears on behalf of State. 4. We notice petitioners have annexed order dated 26th February, 2019 of co-ordinate Bench in Writ-C no. 6740 of 2019 (Braj Lal Singh and 56 others vs. Union of India through Divisional Engineer and 4 others). On perusal of the order we find, grievance of petitioners therein was against the land mafia. On query Mr. Tripathi submits, his clients were also petitioners in said writ petition. In this writ petition they have claimed relief against, inter alia, respondent no. 6 (the District Forest Officer). 5. Petitioners will make fresh representation to the District Magistrate enclosing certified copy of this order. Respondent no. 2 is directed to consider the representation, if made. Decision taken on petitioners' claim to possess the land be informed to them within four weeks thereafter. 6. The writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 28.5.2025 Shiraz (Arindam Sinha, J.) (Avnish Saxena, J.) Digitally signed by :- SHIRAZ ALI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad