PRAVEEN KUMAR AND ANOTHER v. UNION OF INDIA AND 7 OTHERS
WRIC/27323/2026 · 2026-09-30
Kunal Ravi Singh, Siddhartha Varma
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 27323 of 2026 Court No. - 29 HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J.
HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State-respondent, Shri P.N. Rai, learned counsel for Union of India and Ms. Ishita Yadav, holding brief of Shri Ishan Deo Giri, learned counsel for respondent No. 4. 2. The instant writ petition has been preferred under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, praying for the following reliefs:
"(a) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the concerned respondents, especially respondent no.3 not to release award/compensation in favour of respondent no.5 to 8 regarding acquisition of Gata No.457 area 0.405 hectare situated in Village Chaukona, Mauja-Nagla Wale, Tehsil- Kishani, District Mainpuri, acquired under Land Acquisition Act for connecting Bundelkhand Express way with Ganga Expressway. (b) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no.3 not to release the award/compensation for acquirement of Gata No.457, area 0.405 hectare situated in village of the petitioners in favour of respondent no.5 to 8, during pendency of Revision No.C20260100001318 of 2026 (Praveen Kar, and others Vs. Vinod Kumar and others), under Section 128 of U.P. Revenue Code, 2006." Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Yash Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Ishan Deo Giri, Paras Nath Rai Praveen Kumar And Another .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 7 Others .....Respondent(s)
3. From the prayers made in the writ petition, we find that the petitioners are aggrieved by the apportionment of the award amount. 4. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 4 and Shri P.N. Rai, learned counsel for respondent No. 1, submit that the petitioners have an efficacious remedy of filing an application under Section 75 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. 5. Without entering into the merits of the case, we dispose of the writ petition with a direction that, in case the petitioners file an application before the appropriate authority under Section 75 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 within fifteen days from today, the same shall be considered and decided expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months thereafter.
October 1, 2026 Mukesh Kr. WRIC No. 27323 of 2026 2 (Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- MUKESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad