Allahabad High Court
WRIC/37501/2026 of RAJKUMARI AND 2 OTHERS Vs STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS on 17 September 2026
JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 37501 of 2026 Court No. - 29 HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J. HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners sand Shri Devesh Vikram, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for the State- respondents. 2. The instant writ
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 37501 of 2026
Court No. - 29
HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J.
HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J.
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1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners sand Shri Devesh Vikram, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for the State- respondents.
2. The instant writ petition has been preferred praying inter alia for the following relief: "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents (especially the respondent no. 2) to ensure the payment compensation to the petitioners in respect to the land in question, which has became useless for the cultivatory proposes of the petitioners because of its submerged due to construction of Dam, namely Chaudhary Charan Singh Rasin Dam, Chitrakoot within stipulated period of time.
ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents (specially the respondent no. 2) to decide the petitioners' application dated 20-02-2026 for grant of compensation within a stipulated period of time."
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in identical facts and circumstances a Coordinate Bench in Writ-C No.25521 of 2022 directed District Level Committee to decide the claim of the petitioners in terms of Government Order dated 12.05.2016. He submits that similar direction be issued in the instant case also. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajay Kumar Pandey, Jaideep Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Rajkumari And 2 Others .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)
4. Sri Devesh Vikram, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for the State-respondents has no objection to the same.
5. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on merits, the instant petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to move a fresh representation alongwith true attested copy of the instant order before respondent no.2 within two weeks from today and in which event, respondent no.2 shall place the representation before the Chairman of the Committee envisaged under Government Order dated 12.05.2016 for being decided within next twelve weeks, in accordance with law. Before taking any decision, the petitioners shall be afforded opportunity of hearing. September 18, 2026 Sumit S WRIC No. 37501 of 2026 2 (Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUMIT SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad