WRIT - C No. 15990 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 15990 of 2026 Devendra Pratap Mishra .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vijay Babu Ray, Vikas Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Anurag Yadav, C.S.C., Sudheer Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J. HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Akhileshwar Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for State respondents and Sri Sudheer Mishra, learned counsel for National Highway Authority of India (in short "NHAI"). 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 petitioner submits that the claim