HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 40338 of 2026 Court No. - 36 HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J. 1. Heard Sri Dinesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri Ravi Prakash Pandey, Advocate for Respondents-4 and 5. 2. This is a case arising out of demolition of a property of petitioner situated at Varanasi. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner’s house has already been demolished and possession has been taken over by Public Works Department, Varanasi, who is also a party in this writ petition. 4. Learned counsel for Respondents-4 and 5 submits that proceedings for determination of compensation under the provisions of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 is initiated and it is likely to be concluded expeditiously. 5. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that on one hand petitioner’s house has been demolished and possession has been taken over and on other hand proceedings for compensation is still not concluded and petitioner has suffered from both sides. 6. I have considered above submissions and is of the view that if Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dinesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Ravi Prakash Pandey Sonu .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) petitioner’s house is demolished and land in question is acquired, the concerned respondent has to provide adequate compensation under aforesaid Act of 2013 and since it is informed that proceedings are initiated, therefore, it is directed that the same shall be concluded expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months from today. 7. With aforesaid observations/ directions, the writ petition is disposed of. October 6, 2026 AK WRIC No. 40338 of 2026 2 (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.) Digitally signed by :- AWADESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad