Sultan Singh v. State of U.P. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
The petitioner, claiming ancestral land rights, sought compensation for land acquired for a highway. The court dismissed the writ petition, noting the petitioner failed to demonstrate title and a partition suit was pending.
What the court decided
Court No. - 39
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 10111 of 2019
Petitioner :- Sultan Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Neeraj Dube
Hon'ble B. Amit Sthalekar,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J.
Vakalatnama filed by Sri Neeraj Dube on behalf of Respondent No.4 is taken on record.
Heard Sri Ajay Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Neeraj Dube, learned counsel appearing for Respondent No.4 and the learned Standing Counsel for Respondent Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6.
By means of the present writ petition the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to pay compensation to the petitioner and other co-sharers of the land, i.e., Khasra Nos. 44, 44-Ka, 44-Kha, 44-Ga, situate in Village Mahanandpur, Pargana and Tehsil Bhogaon, District Mainpuri which is said to have been acquired for the construction of National Highway.
The petitioner claims that the land in question is an ancestral property. However, no material document has been placed on record to demonstrate the right or title of the petitioner over the land in question. Moreover, as per his own case there is a partition suit pending in respect of property and as such the petitioner is not entitled for relief as prayed for.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to compensation for land acquisition given lack of title documents and pending partition suit.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Sultan Singh
- respondent
State Of U.P.
Coram
B. Amit Sthalekar
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Allahabad HC
- Decided on
- · March
- Registered
- Case no.
- WRIC/10111/2019
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