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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:132990-DB Court No. - 29 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 26018 of 2025 Petitioner :- Syed Asad Ali Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohammad Waseem Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J.
1. Heard Shri Mohd. Waseem, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri F.A. Ansari, learned standing counsel for the State respondents.
2. The instant writ petition is preferred for a direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Executive Engineer, Provincial Division, Public Works Department, Varanasi (U.P.) to ensure compensation in view of the notice dated 03.07.2025.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that he has made a categorical averment in paragraph no.8 of the writ petition that the petitioner has submitted an application with an affidavit appending therewith the required details in response to the notice dated 03.07.2025, but till date the actual quantified compensation has not been released in favour of the petitioner. In such a situation, the petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction.
4. Shri F.A. Ansari, learned standing counsel fairly states that in case the petitioner has already deposited the requisite papers in response to the notice dated 03.07.2025, definitely his claim would be processed by the competent authority in accordance with law.
5. Considering the factual situation, without adverting on merits of the case and with the consent of the parties, the writ petition is disposed of with observation that in case, there is no other legal impediment, the pending application of the petitioner would be processed in accordance with law and the quantified compensation may be released in favour of the petitioner as per notice dated 03.07.2025 within a period of three weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 6.8.2025 S.P. (Prashant Kumar, J.) (M. C. Tripathi,J.) Digitally signed by :- SANJAY PURI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad