WRIT - C No. 16005 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 16005 of 2026 Anil Kumar And 2 Others .....Petitioner(s) Versus National Highway Authority Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vijay Babu Ray, Vikas Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : Anurag Yadav, C.S.C. Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J. HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Ambrish Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents and Sri Pawan Kumar Mishra holding brief of Sri Chandra Kala Pandey, learned counsel for National Highway Authority of India (in short "NHAI"). 2. The case of the petitioners is that their land was acquired by NHAI under the provisions of National Highways Act, 1956 and an award was also made. The petitioners have 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. Lea