WRIT - C No. 19374 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 19374 of 2025 Pankaj Kumar .....Petitioner(s) Versus State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Manish Mishra, Surendra Prasad Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 29 HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J. HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J. 1. Heard Shri S.P. Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Shri Suresh Singh, learned Addl. Chief Standing Counsel and Shri Devesh Vikram, learned Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 2. The instant writ petition has been preferred for following reliefs:- "A. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to pay higher compensation and at the rate of Rs.2600/- per sq. metre to the petitioner in respect of the land acquired by them. B. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no.2 to decide the Application No.475 of 2024 filed U/s 18 of the Land Acquisition Act (Pankaj Kumar Vs. State of U.P. & Ors.) which is pending before the respondent no.2 expeditiously and within stipulated period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court