Lal Chandra v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

WRIT - C No. - 36934 of 2026

Lal Chandra

.....Petitioner(s)

	Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others	.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Abhishek Saroj, Sunil Kumar Yadav
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: C.S.C.

Court No. - 29

HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J. HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J.

1. Heard Shri Sunil Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri Devesh Vikram, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State respondents.

1. The instant writ petition has been preferred with prayer to issue direction in the nature of mandamus directing the District Magistrate, Varanasi (respondent no.3) to consider grievance of the petitioners and decide the application dated 20.05.2026 expeditiously within some stipulated time.

1. At the very outset, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel informed to the Court that for redressal of grievance of tenure holders, claiming certain right/title over their land, the State Government had issued detailed Government Order dated 12.05.2016, which provides that in case the claimant files claim supported with requisite documents, the same would be considered by the District Level Committee for ensuring adequate compensation in the light of Act 2013. He submits that once the efficacious remedy is available to the petitioners, the matter should be relegated to the District Level Committee, which may examine the claim of petitioners within a reasonable time and submit its report to the Chairman/District Magistrate, who may accord adequate compensation accordingly.