WRIT - C No. 18148 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 18148 of 2026 Ajay Pal Singh .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Samsad Ahmed Khan, Shiv Kant Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Akanksha Gaur, 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 Pranjal Mehrotra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no. 1; Ms. Uttara Bahuguna, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State respondent no. 2 and Ms. Akanksha Gaur for the respondent no. 3/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 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 (in short "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.