Ramlakhan v. State of U.P. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, WRIT - C No. 3794 of 2025, decided 20.3.2025, coram Manoj Kumar Gupta and Anish Kumar Gupta, JJ. Petitioner Ramlakhan v. State of U.P. Mandamus sought to compel decision of representation dated 09.01.2024 for compensation for 40 air of arazi no. 169Ka allegedly used by State in road construction (PWD Varanasi). Petition dismissed: earlier writ petition Writ C No. 31316 of 2023 (disposed 12.10.2023) and demarcation of 5.10.2023 (excess possession found) not disclosed; no merit found. Keywords: compensation, road construction, demarcation, suppression of earlier proceedings, standing counsel instructions.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner did not disclose the filing of the previous writ petition (Writ C No. 31316 of 2023) and the order passed therein, nor whether he had applied for demarcation in pursuance of the liberty granted in that petition.