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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 30685 of 2025 Court No. - 29 HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J.
HON'BLE ANISH KUMAR GUPTA, J.
1. Heard Sri Namit Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Akhileshwar Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel and Sri Pranjal Mehrotra, learned counsel for respondent no. 2. 2. The instant writ petition has been preferred for a direction commanding the respondent-Special Land Acquisition Officer, Officer of the Collectorate, Prayagraj to award compensation along with interest for illegally acquiring the portion measuring 4'x20' of petitioner's residential House No. 36/1B Chak Lal Mohammad Naini, District Prayagraj for construction of service road adjacent to Railway Over Bridge at Malhara Crossing Naini Prayagraj. Alternatively, it is prayed that the respondent authorities be directed to decide the representation dated 26.6.2023 of the petitioner and award compensation within a stipulated time period. 3. At the very outset, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel informed to the Court that for redressal of grievance of tenure holders, claiming certain right/title over their land, the State Government had issued detailed Government Order dated 12.05.2016, which provides that in case the claimant files claim supported with requisite documents, the same would be considered by the District Level Committee for ensuring adequate compensation in the light of Act 2013. He submits that once the efficacious remedy is available to the petitioner, the matter should be relegated to the District Level Committee, which may examine the claim of petitioner within a reasonable time and submit its report to the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Namit Srivastava, Sarthak Verma Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Pranjal Mehrotra Sunita Devi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 6 Others .....Respondent(s)
Chairman/District Magistrate, who may accord adequate compensation accordingly. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, we dispose of the instant petition with liberty to the petitioner to make fresh representation along with true attested copy of the instant order before District Level Committee constituted under the Government Order dated 12.05.2016 within two weeks. In the event, such representation is made, the District Level Committee shall consider the claim of the petitioner and ensure that the proceeding shall be finalised expeditiously, preferably within twelve weeks, thereafter.
September 25, 2025 Kirti WRIC No. 30685 of 2025 2 (Anish Kumar Gupta,J.) (Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J.) Digitally signed by :- SMT KIRTI MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SMT KIRTI MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad