Allahabad High Court
RAJKUMARI AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is disposed without merits, directing petitioners to file fresh representation and the respondent to forward it to the committee for decision within twelve weeks.
Summary
The petitioners sought a writ of mandamus directing the State and a district level committee to pay compensation for land submerged by the Chaudhary Charan Singh Rasin Dam and to decide their compensation application within a stipulated period. They relied on a prior coordinate bench decision (Writ‑C No.25521 of 2022) which had ordered the committee to decide similar claims under Government Order dated 12‑05‑2016. The respondents, represented by the Additional Chief Standing Counsel, raised no objection to the relief sought. The bench chose not to express any view on the merits and disposed of the writ petition, granting the petitioners liberty to file a fresh representation with a true attested copy of the order within two weeks. The respondents were directed to place that representation before the Chairman of the committee for a decision within twelve weeks, with an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners before any final order.
Issues considered
- Whether the court should issue mandamus directing the respondent to pay compensation for land submerged due to the dam.
- Whether the court should direct the respondent to decide the petitioners' compensation application within a stipulated period.
- Whether the petition can be disposed without adjudicating the merits and instead remanded for fresh representation before the committee.
Subjects
- writ of mandamus
- compensation
- dam submergence
- government order 12-05-2016
- district level committee
- fresh representation
- administrative determination
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 37501 of 2026
Rajkumari And 2 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajay Kumar Pandey, Jaideep Tripathi
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 29
HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J.
HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners sand Shri Devesh Vikram,
learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for the State-
respondents.
2. The instant writ petition has been preferred praying inter alia for the
following relief:
"i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus
commanding the respondents (especially the respondent no. 2) to
ensure the payment compensation to the petitioners in respect to
the land in question, which has became useless for the cultivatory
proposes of the petitioners because of its submerged due to
construction of Dam, namely Chaudhary Charan Singh Rasin
Dam, Chitrakoot within stipulated period of time.
ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus
commanding the respondents (specially the respondent no. 2) to
decide the petitioners' application dated 20-02-2026 for grant of
compensation within a stipulated period of time."
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in identical facts and
circumstances a Coordinate Bench in Writ-C No.25521 of 2022 directed
District Level Committee to decide the claim of the petitioners in terms of
Government Order dated 12.05.2016. He submits that similar direction be
issued in the instant case also.
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4. Sri Devesh Vikram, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing
for the State-respondents has no objection to the same.
5. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on merits, the instant
petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to move a fresh
representation alongwith true attested copy of the instant order before
respondent no.2 within two weeks from today and in which event,
respondent no.2 shall place the representation before the Chairman of the
Committee envisaged under Government Order dated 12.05.2016 for being
decided within next twelve weeks, in accordance with law. Before taking
any decision, the petitioners shall be afforded opportunity of hearing.
(Kunal Ravi Singh,J.) (Siddhartha Varma,J.)
September 18, 2026
Sumit S
Digitally signed by :-
SUMIT SRIVASTAVA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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