HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 399 of 2026 Court No. - 29 HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J. HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J. 1. This writ petition has been filed with the following prayers. "(I) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondent no.2 to forthwith determine, award and pay to the petitioners the full amount of compensation in respect of the land comprised in old Gata Nos. 164, 165 and 171, Village Seermajhari, Tappa Hallaur, Pargana Rasoolpur, Tehsil Dumariyaganj, District Siddharth Nagar, which has been included in Gata No. 497 and acquired/used for construction of the dam, along with all statutory benefits, interest and solatium as admissible in law. II) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus direct the respondents to consider and decide the petitioners' claim/representation for compensation by passing a reasoned and speaking order within a time frame to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court and this Hon'ble Court also award interest on the compensation amount from the date of taking possession i.e. 30.08.1980 till the actual date of payment at such rate as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case." 2. This writ petition has been filed against the acquisition which had taken place in the year 1981 and the award which was given on 17.1.1983. 3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner states that the amount, which was to be paid to the tenure holder, has not been paid till date. 4. Learned Standing Counsel Sri Ambrish Shukla states that the petitioner has no title over the land in question. 5. Be that as it may, we are of the view that if the petitioner represents to Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Santosh Kumar Pandey, Saurabh Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Ajay Kumar Pandey And Another .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Siddharth Nagar, District Siddharth Nagar, for claiming compensation, the Special Land Acquisition Officer after looking to the title of the petitioner, will decide the representation of the petitioner within 2 months after giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. While the representation is being decided, the petitioner will have to definitely establish his title over the land which is acquired. 6. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. September 29, 2026 Irshad WRIC No. 399 of 2026 2 (Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- IRSHAD AHMAD SIDDIQUI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad