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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 33222 of 2025 Court No. - 29 HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J.
HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J.
1. Heard Sri Aditya Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Pranjal Mehrotra, learned counsel for National Highway Authority of India (in short "NHAI") and Sri Ambrish Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State respondents.
2. The instant writ petition has been filed seeking following reliefs:-
"(i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus to direct, Respondent No. 2/3 to provide reasonable compensation as per his share, permissible under eye of law, in regard to the Plot No. 676 area 0.0190 hectare m, 678 area 0.0050 hectare m, 679 area 0.0050 hectare m, 584 area 0.0290 hectare m, situated in the Village-Gohora, P/O-Ram- Dayalganj, Tahsil-Sadar, District-Jaunpur. (ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the authority concerned to consider, grievances of petitioner according to law."
3. At the outset, learned counsel for NHAI has submitted that the land had been acquired under the National Highways Act and in lieu of award, due compensation has already been deposited to the Special Land Acquisition Officer (in short "SLAO"). He submits that the Authority has no objection, in case the petitioner approaches to the concerned SLAO, along Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Aditya Kumar Yadav, Ashanjal Singh, Garima Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Pranjal Mehrotra Raj Kumar .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s)
with requisite documents, for disbursement of the same.
4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits of the issue, the writ petition stands disposed of with observation that in case, the petitioner approaches to the SLAO within two weeks along with the requisite documents claiming compensation over which he has absolute right, title and claim, the same shall be considered and decided in accordance with law and in case the claim is sustainable and there is no other legal impediment, the amount shall be released forthwith.
October 6, 2025 NLY WRIC No. 33222 of 2025 2 (Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J.) Digitally signed by :- NAND LAL YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad