JAGDISH KUMAR AND 5 OTHERS v. STATE OF UP AND 2 OTHERS
WRIC/16544/2025 · 2025-05-21
Anish Kumar Gupta, Manoj Kumar Gupta
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:86633-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 16544 of 2025 Petitioner :- Jagdish Kumar And 5 Others Respondent :- State Of Up And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pankaj Dubey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Anish Kumar Gupta,J.
1. The prayer made in the instant petition is for a direction to respondent no.2 to accord benefits of rehabilitation and settlement package under Government Order dated 30.10.2014 and decide the applications filed by the petitioners in this behalf dated
18.11.2024.
2. The case of the petitioners is that their land was taken over by the respondents for construction of a dam. The Government Order dated 30.10.2014 was issued for rehabilitating three generations of the affected families. The petitioners claim that the benefits under the said government order have not been given to them despite repeated representations.
3. Shri Rajiv Gupta, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for the State-respondents is in receipt of instructions. He does not dispute that the government issued Government Order dated 30.10.2014 for extending certain benefits to the displaced families of Kanhar Irrigation Project. He submits that the claim of the petitioners would be considered by the respondents within such time, as may be directed by this Court. He further submits that the aforesaid consideration would be made provided the petitioners submit evidence in support of their claim. He further submits that
the petitioners could not submit documents so far in respect of their claim.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners may be given liberty to file fresh representation alongwith documentary evidence in support of their claim.
5. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on merits, the petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to file fresh representation alongwith documentary evidence in support of their claim before respondent no.2 and in which event, he will examine the claim of the petitioners within twelve weeks from the date of receipt of the claim and will pass a speaking order and communicate the same to the petitioners. (Anish Kumar Gupta, J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta, J.) Order Date :- 22.5.2025 gp Digitally signed by :- GANESH PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad