RAJESH BABU PATEL v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 3 OTHERS
WRIC/32210/2025 · 2025-09-15
Anish Kumar Gupta, Mahesh Chandra Tripathi
body2025
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 32210 of 2025 Court No. - 29 HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J.
HON'BLE ANISH KUMAR GUPTA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri F.A. Ansari, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for State-respondents.
2. The instant writ petition has been preferred for a direction to respondent no.2-District Magistrate, Prayagraj and respondent no.3-Sub Divisional Magistrate, Soraon, Prayagraj to take immediate action on the petitioner's representations dated 17.07.2025, 18.07.2025 and 25.08.2025 and ensure restoration of petitioner's land bearing Gata No.130 and for a further direction to respondents to pay fair compensation to the petitioner at the prevailing market rate along with interest for illegal occupation and deprivation of his land.
3. At the very outset, learned 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 the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement 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 Chairman/District Magistrate, who may accord adequate Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Umesh Kumar Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Rajesh Babu Patel .....Petitioner(s) State Of Uttar Pradesh And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)
compensation accordingly.
4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the relief prayed in the instant matter, 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 sand ensure that the proceeding shall be finalised expeditiously, preferably within twelve weeks, thereafter. September 16, 2025 SP/ WRIC No. 32210 of 2025 2 (Anish Kumar Gupta,J.) (Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J.) Digitally signed by :- SURYA PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad