Pradeep Kumar Maurya and 6 Others v. Union of India Thru. Secy. Ministry of Road Transport and National Highways New Delhi and 2 Others

Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 9104 of 2023 Petitioner :- Pradeep Kumar Maurya And 6 Others Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Road Transport And National Highways New Delhi And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Akhilesh Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for petitioners, learned Standing Counsel for the State, Sri Sarvesh Kumar Dubey, learned counsel for NHAI and Sri Ambrish Rai, learned counsel for the Union of India.

¶2Petitioners have approached this Court claiming that they are entitled for enhancement of compensation and for the said purpose, they have already moved a representation before the District Magistrate, Ayodhya on 24.7.2023.

¶3Learned counsel for NHAI states that the said representation does not state that it is under Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956.

¶4Learned counsel for petitioners states that merely non mentioning of Section in representation would not make the representation bad as it is filed before the appropriate authority in accordance with law.

¶5Let District Magistrate, Ayodhya consider the aforesaid representation of petitioners and treat the same as filed under Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956 and pass appropriate reasoned and speaking orders on the same, expeditiously in accordance with law.

¶6With the aforesaid directions, present writ petition stands disposed of. [Manish Kumar,J.] [Vivek Chaudhary,J.] Order Date :- 18.10.2023 Sachin High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench