Smt. Rajesh Kumari @ Rajbala v. State of Uttarakhand through Chief Secretary Govt. of Uttarakhand Dehradun
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal on 01.07.2026 by Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J., High Court of Uttarakhand, of WPMS/1516/2018 (filed 2018) by Smt. Rajesh Kumari @ Rajbala seeking mandamus for land-acquisition compensation for Khata no. 494, Khasra no. 681; State of Uttarakhand (S.K. Nailwal, Standing Counsel; counter affidavit by Sangeeta Kanaujiya, Special Land Acquisition Officer, Haridwar) denied any acquisition of Khasra no. 681; no rejoinder filed, counter-affidavit averments treated as correct, no compensation payable, petition dismissed. Keywords: mandamus, compensation, land acquisition, Khasra no. 681, Khata no. 494, Haridwar, counter affidavit, no rejoinder, writ petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
In view of the stand taken by the respondents in the counter affidavit that the petitioner's land was not acquired, the court held that there is no question of paying compensation to her.