MAHAK SINGH AND 16 OTHERS v. NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND 2 OTHERS
WRIC/20958/2025 · 2025-07-07
Mahesh Chandra Tripathi, Vinod Diwakar
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:107814-DB
Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 20958 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mahak Singh And 16 Others Respondent :- National Highway Authority Of India And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vikas Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Pranjal Mehrotra Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Vinod Diwakar,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners; Shri Devesh Vikram, learned Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for State respondents and Shri Pranjal Mehrotra, learned counsel for National Highway Authority of India (in short "NHAI").
2. The instant writ petition has been preferred for a direction to respondent no.3 to pass the award under the provisions of 31 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 in respect of the land of the petitioners acquired under Award dated 27.04.2022 passed by respondent no.3.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that similar controversy has already been decided by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ-C No.1286 of 2025 (Mamta Kumari & Anr. v. National Highways Authority of India & Ors.) on 24.01.2025 and as such being on similar footing the instant writ petition may also be decided in the same terms.
4. So far as the factual and legal aspect is concerned, the same could not be disputed by learned counsel for the respondents.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, respectfully considering the judgments cited at Bar as well as considering the
contentions raised by learned counsel for the parties, the instant
writ petition is also disposed of in terms of judgment in Mamta Kumari & Anr. (Supra).
Order Date :- 8.7.2025 SP/ Digitally signed by :- SURYA PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad