Devanti and 5 Others v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 36661 of 2023 Petitioner :- Devanti And 5 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Viresh Kumar Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Ms. Nand Prabha Shukla,J.

¶1Heard Sri Viresh Kumar Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms. Shubhra Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents.

¶2Present writ petition has been preferred for the following reliefs:- "(a) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 (District Magistrate Sonbhadra/Administrator (Rehabilitation), Kanhar, Irrigation/Dam Project Sonbhadra) to provide the package for rehabilitation and resettlement (Rs.7,11000/- + 150 Square Meter Plot) by adding petitioners' name in the list of the rehabilitation and land oustees of Kanhar Dam Project Duddhi Sonbhadra within the stipulated period according to sub paragraph No.(v) of the paragraph No.4 of government order dated 30.10.2014.

(b) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no. 2 to pay the rehabilitation package as government order dated

30.10.2014 by deciding the claim of the petitioners within the stipulated period."

¶3According to the petitioners their lands were acquired for construction of Kanhar Dam in Sonbhadra. The State Government had issued a Government Order on 30.10.2014 for payment of compensation for rehabilitation/settlement of the displaced persons from their holdings. He submits that despite repeated representations the grievance of the petitioners has not been redressed.

¶4Learned counsel for the petitioners in support of his submission placed reliance on the orders dated 28.06.2023 & 30.3.2018 passed by Co-ordinate Benches in Writ-C No.20621 of 2023 (Ram Karan and another vs. State of U.P. and 2 others) & Writ-C No. 11574 of 2018 (Sona Bachcha and 5 others vs. State of U.P. and 2 others). Both the writ petitions were disposed of asking the District Magistrate concerned to decide the claim of the petitioners in the light of the aforesaid Government Order. He submits that similar indulgence may be accorded to the petitioners.

¶5Considering the facts and circumstances, without adverting on merits, the writ petition is disposed of asking the District Magistrate, Sonbhadra to decide the claim of the petitioners expeditiously in the light of Government Order dated 30.10.2014, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 26.10.2023 Puspendra High Court of Judicature at Allahabad