Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:117606-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 20855 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ram Chandra And 3 Others Respondent :- Union Of India And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Suresh Singh Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Vinod Diwakar,J. 1. Heard Shri Suresh Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Ambrish Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents, and perused the material available on record. 2. The present writ petition has been filed seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondent authorities to release the compensation amount in respect of the petitioners' land bearing Gata Nos. 3351 Gh and 3350 G, each measuring 0.3000 hectare, situated in Village Sandh, Tehsil and Pargana Narval, District Kanpur Nagar, which was acquired for the purposes of the Defense Corridor. A further prayer has been made for a direction to decide the petitioners' representation dated 19.12.2023 in accordance with law. 3. It is the case of the petitioners that they are the leaseholders of the land in question. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the controversy involved in the present petition stands squarely covered by the order dated 03.04.2025 passed in Writ-C No. 28104 of 2024 (Sri Krishna and Another v. Union of India and 5 Others). It is, therefore, submitted that the same relief may be granted to the petitioners. Alternatively, a direction may be issued for expeditious disposal of the pending representation dated 19.12.2023 in light of the said judgment. 4. Learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel, submits that some time may be granted to obtain appropriate instructions as to whether the claim of the petitioners is covered by the aforesaid judgment. He further submits that the matter may be relegated to the Competent Authority for appropriate consideration and decision in accordance with law, and that the direction issued in Writ-C No. 28104 of 2024 would also be duly considered at the time of such decision, subject to there being no legal impediment. 5. In view of the above submissions and considering the nature of the relief sought, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction that the Competent Authority shall consider and decide the claim of the petitioners strictly in accordance with law, and in light of the Division Bench judgment dated 03.04.2025 passed in Writ-C No. 28104 of 2024, if applicable, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of submission of a certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 21.7.2025 Shafique Digitally signed by :- SAFIKUR RAHAMAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad