PANKAJ RAWAT v. COMPETENT AUTHORITY FOR LAND ACQUISITION
WPMS/2352/2026 · 2026-08-04
Manoj Kumar Tiwari
body2026
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UKHC010136722026
2026:UHC:6808 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
WPMS/2352/2026
Pankaj Rawat --Petitioner Versus Competent Authority for Land Acquisition and others --Respondents Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.
Mr. Siddharth Jain, Advocate for the petitioner.
2. Mr. Yogesh Pandey, Deputy Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand/ respondent nos. 1 & 2.
3. Mr. Naresh Pant, Advocate for respondent no. 3, through video conferencing.
4. According to the petitioner, he has not been paid compensation in its entirety even though part of the compensation was paid to him for the land acquired by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
5. Learned counsel for NHAI submits that if petitioner has any grievance, then he can approach the Competent Authority, Land Acquisition by making a representation.
6. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of by permitting petitioner to make fresh representation to the Competent Authority. If he makes representation, within ten days from today, decision thereupon shall be taken, as per law, within four months thereafter. It goes without saying that all the stakeholders, including NHAI shall be given reasonable opportunity of hearing before taking any decision.
(Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.)
04.08.2026
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NAVEEN CHANDRA Digitally signed by NAVEEN CHANDRA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487df006da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA875643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DAAB21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2026.08.04 17:57:53 +05'30'