FIRST APPEAL No. 352 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD FIRST APPEAL No. - 352 of 2026 Agra Development Authority .....Appellant(s) Versus Umashanker And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Atul Mehra, Jagannath Maurya Counsel for Respondent(s) : Court No. - 39 HON'BLE SANDEEP JAIN, J. 1. Heard Shri Atul Mehra, learned counsel for the appellant - Agra Development Authority. Service is sufficient on the respondents but none is present. 2. The instant first appeal under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 has been filed by the Agra Development Authority against the award and decree dated 27.07.2018 passed by the Court of Additional District Judge/ Presiding Officer, Nagar Mahapalika Tribunal, Agra in L.A. Case No. 08 of 2017, Umashanker v. Collector Agra and others, whereby compensation at the rate of Rs. 405/- per sq. yard along with other consequential benefits admissible under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 has been awarded to the land owners. 3. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that in similar land acquisition matters, against the Award of the lower court, the Development Authority had challenged the order of the Reference Court by filing several first appeal