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2025 DAILYLAW 99206 (ALL)

AWDHESH KUMAR AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

WRIC/33280/2025 · 2025-09-21

Anish Kumar Gupta, Mahesh Chandra Tripathi

Transfer Petitionbody2025

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 33280 of 2025 Court No. - 29 HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J. HON'BLE ANISH KUMAR GUPTA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri Nagendra Kumar Pandey, learned Standing Counsel for State respondents. 2. The instant writ petition has been preferred for a direction to respondents to pay compensation along with interest to the petitioners with respect to land bearing Plot No.1266 area 0.084 hect. situated at Gram Udaipura Banpur, Mahrauni, District Lalitpur and for a further direction to respondents to decide the representations of the petitioners dated 2.5.2022 and 11.9.2025 within stipulated period. 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 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 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) : Satish Kumar Pandey, Vipul Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Awdhesh Kumar And Another .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 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. September 22, 2025 SP/ WRIC No. 33280 of 2025 2 (Anish Kumar Gupta,J.) (Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J.) Digitally signed by :- SURYA PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad