Priyanshu Rastogi v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Housing and Urban Planning Lko. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Delayed land-acquisition compensation despite Court order of 14.08.2024 in Writ-C No.6984 of 2024; Allahabad HC Lucknow (Court No.2) disposes of WRIT - C No. - 11394 of 2025 (24.11.2025) with mandate to ADM/ Special Land Acquisition Officer, Lucknow (respondent No.4) to pass the Section 23 RFCTLARR Act 2013 award within eight weeks and pay compensation within a further eight weeks if petitioner entitled. Petitioner Priyanshu Rastogi v State of U.P. (Deptt. of Housing and Urban Planning) & others; counsel Ashish Kumar Rastogi, C.S.C., Ratnesh Chandra; bench Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra, J. and Amitabh Kumar Rai, J.
What did the court decide?
Directions issued: respondent No.4 (ADM/ Special Land Acquisition Officer, Lucknow) to pass the award within eight weeks, and thereafter pay compensation to the petitioner expeditiously, preferably within a further eight weeks of the award, if he is so entitled.