WRIT - C No. 12655 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 12655 of 2026 Mankesari Devi And 3 Others .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Amarnath Tripathi, Vijay Babu Ray Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Rajesh Kumar Jaiswal Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J. HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J. 1. Heard Sri Amar Nath Tripathi, learned counsel for the petitioners; Sri Devesh Vikram, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for State respondents and Sri Rajesh Kumar Jaiswal, learned counsel for N.H.A.I. 2. The case of the petitioner is that his land was acquired by NHAI under the provisions of National Highways Act, 1956 and an award was also made. The petitioner has received compensation but the rehabilitation and resettlement award has not been made as per the Second Schedule to the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. It has, therefore, been prayed that the respondents be directed to make rehabilitation and resettlement award as per provisions of the Act, 2013. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the claim of the p