Smt. Manju Devi and Another v. Union of India and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Manju Devi v. Union of India, WRIT - C No. 40194 of 2025, Allahabad High Court, bench Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Kunal Ravi Singh, JJ., decided 18 November 2025. Land-compensation writ: certiorari sought against award dated 25.1.2025 passed by respondent no. 3 under the Railways Act; mandamus sought to ascertain actual market value of plots and pass fresh award. Maintainability objection by Union of India counsel citing Section 20-F(6) Railways Act as self-contained and efficacious alternative remedy before the arbitrator. Outcome: leave granted to pursue arbitrator route; petition disposed of. Keywords: alternative remedy, arbitrator, Railways Act, award, market value, compensation, certiorari, mandamus, disposed.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief adjudicated; petitioners left open to press their relief in accordance with law before the arbitrator, and the writ petition was disposed of accordingly.