Allahabad High Court
RAGHAVRAM AND 2 OTHERSversusUNION OF INDIA AND 2 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The Court ordered the petitioners to submit the required documents within two weeks and directed that compensation be paid within two weeks thereafter, subject to no legal impediment.
Summary
The petitioners sought compensation after an award was passed under the National Highways Act, 1956. A notice dated 01‑04‑2016 required them to submit certain documents to the Prescribed Authority, but the record did not show whether they complied. The Court directed the petitioners to furnish all required documents within two weeks and ordered that the compensation be paid within two weeks thereafter, provided no legal impediment exists. The order is conditional on the petitioners' compliance with the document requirement. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of.
Issues considered
- What procedural steps must the petitioners fulfill to receive compensation under the award passed under the National Highways Act, 1956?
Legislation cited
Subjects
- compensation
- National Highways Act
- writ petition
- procedural compliance
- document submission
- award
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 37514 of 2026
Raghavram And 2 Others
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Union Of India And 2 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Daya Shankar
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Anurag Yadav, C.S.C., Paras
Nath Rai
Court No. - 29
HON'BLE SIDDHARTHA VARMA, J.
HON'BLE KUNAL RAVI SINGH, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Devesh Vikram, learned
Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State respondents, Sri Paras
Nath Rai, learned counsel for Union of India and Sri Anurag Yadav,
learned counsel for National Highway Authority of India.
2. After an award was passed under the National Highways Act, 1956, the
petitioners were to get their compensation. Subsequently, notice was
issued to the petitioners on 01.04.2016 to receive the compensation.
However, it is not clear from the record as to whether the documents as
required by the notice dated 01.04.2016 have been supplied by the
petitioners to the Prescribed Authority or not.
3. Under such circumstances, we direct that if the petitioners provide all
the documents as are required by the Authority by means of notice dated
01.04.2016 within a period of two weeks, then the required compensation
shall be paid to the petitioners within a period of two weeks thereafter. It
is made clear that this order would be effective, provided there is no legal
impediment in the payment of the compensation.
4. With the aforesaid observations, the instant writ petition stands
disposed of.
(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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