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2025 DAILYLAW 98909 (ALL)

PADAM SINGH AND 3 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

WRIC/33449/2025 · 2025-10-08

Kunal Ravi Singh, Mahesh Chandra Tripathi

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 33449 of 2025 Court No. - 29 HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J. HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners; learned Standing Counsel for State respondents and Shri Krishna Agrawal, learned counsel for Agra Development Authority (in short "Authority"). 2. The instant writ petition has been preferred for a direction to respondents to consider the petitioners' claim/ representation dated 1.4.2025 and to pay compensation of petitioners' land and for a further direction to respondents not to construct road over the land of the petitioners. 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 (in short the 'Act 2013'). He submits that once the efficacious remedy is available to the petitioners, the matter should be relegated to the District Level Committee, which may examine the claim of petitioners within a reasonable time and submit its report to the Chairman/District Magistrate, who may accord adequate compensation accordingly. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the relief Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Umesh Vats Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Suresh C. Dwivedi Padam Singh And 3 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) prayed in the instant matter, we dispose of the instant petition with liberty to the petitioners 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 petitioners and ensure that the proceeding shall be finalised expeditiously, preferably within twelve weeks, thereafter. October 9, 2025 SP/ WRIC No. 33449 of 2025 2 (Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J.) Digitally signed by :- SURYA PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad