WRIT - C No. 36798 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 36798 of 2025 Santosh Kumar And 22 Others .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India Through Ministry Of Road, Transport & Highway And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Amarnath Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Rajesh Kumar Jaiswal Court No. - 29 HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J. HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioners, Shri N.K. Pandey, learned standing counsel for the State-respondents and Shri R.K. Jaiswal, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent - NHAI. 2. The instant petition has been filed praying for a direction to the respondent no. 2 i.e. Collector, Bhadohi to pass award under the provisions of Section 31 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (for short 'the Act, 2013'). 3. Undisputably, the land of the petitioner was acquired under the provisions of the National Highways Act, 1956 ( for short 'NH Act'). The competent authority passed an award on 10.10.2019. It is not disputed that National Highways Act, 1956 is duly specified in the fourth schedule of the Act