WRIT - C No. 17499 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 17499 of 2026 Manoj Kumar .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Amit Singh, Anurag Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Pranjal Mehrotra Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MAHESH CHANDRA TRIPATHI, J. HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J. 1. Heard Shri Dinkar Lal, learned counsel holding brief of Shri Anurag Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Fuzail Ahmad Ansari, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents, Shri R.K. Jaiswal, learned counsel for the respondent - Union of India, and Shri Vaibhav Tripathi, learned counsel for the respondent - National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). 2. The instant writ petition has been filed praying inter alia for the following relief: "i. Issue writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, commanding the Respondents to ensure immediate payment of compensation to the Petitioner for the acquisition of his land, in terms of judgement dated 28.11.2025, passed by Additional District Judge/ Special Judge (S.C.S.T Act) Baghpat, in Civil Misc. Case No. 62/2023, Sumit Kumar Vs. Ran Singh & Others. ii. Issue a writ orde