Raj Narayan and 19 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Public Works Deptt. U.P. Lko. and 24 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Writ-C 10472 of 2024; Raj Narayan v. State of U.P.; Public Works Department road constructed on bhumidhari land of petitioners/Khatedars; opposite party nos.5 to 25 co-sharers; no demarcation prior to road construction; PWD letter dated 01.01.2025 to Sub-Divisional Magistrate seeking demarcation; Engineer-in-Chief Circular dated 27.12.2024 pursuant to order dated 18.12.2024 in Writ Petition (C) No.9372 of 2024; directions to State (OPs 1 to 4) to file affidavit on utilization, acquisition/purchase, proposal to compensate and show cause on costs/compensation for illegal act; compensation to owner/tenure holder to be calculated and paid at earliest; matter relisted first week of March 2025; interim order, no final determination; Bench: Rajan Roy and Brij Raj Singh, JJ.; order date 03.01.2025.
What did the court decide?
Interim directions only: opposite party nos.1 to 4 to file a response/affidavit addressing utilization of the bhumidhari land, its acquisition/purchase status, their proposal to compensate, and why costs/compensation should not be awarded for the illegal act; the State to make all efforts to calculate and pay compensation due to the owner/tenure holder at the earliest; matter to be relisted in the first week of March, 2025. No final adjudication on any issue.