WRIT - C No. 37026 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 37026 of 2025 Anuj Kumar And 6 Others .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Akash Tyagi, Neha Tyagi Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Pranjal Mehrotra Court No. - 29 HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J. HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioners, Shri Pranjal Mehrotra, learned counsel for respondent no.2 - National Highways Authority of India, Ms. Uttara Bahuguna, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondent. 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 petitioners 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, 2013. It ha