UKHC010099702025 2026:UHC:7623 Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedingsSL. Date or directions COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERSNo. and Registrar’s order with Signatures WPMS/2043/2025 Sukh Pal and others --Petitioner Versus Union of India and others --Respondents Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Rajendra Singh Azad, Advocate for the petitioners, through video conferencing. 2. Mr. Saurav Adhikari, Standing Counsel for the Union of India/ respondent nos. 1 & 2. 3. Mr. Suyash Pant, Standing Counsel and Mr. Maneesh Bisht, Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand/ respondent nos. 3 & 4. 4. Land of the petitioners situate in Tehsil Roorkee, Paragna Bhagwanpur, District Haridwar was acquired for laying down railway track. 5. By means of this writ petition, they have sought a direction to give benefit of Section 31 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The relief sought in the writ petition is as follows:- UKHC010099702025 2026:UHC:7623 “(i) To issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no. 3 and 4 to pass the extended award of compensation to the petitioners under Section 31 of the Act, 2013 in term of the second schedule along with interest in respect of the land of the petitioners acquired under awards dated 11-10-2012 and dated 01-12-2012 passed by respondent no. 3.

6. Having regard to the pleadings made and relief sought in the writ petition, this Court thinks that ends of justice would be met, if petitioners are permitted to approach District Collector, Haridwar, by making representation. 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of by permitting petitioners to make representation. If they make representation, within three weeks from today, decision thereupon shall be taken, as per law, within four months thereafter. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 21.08.2026 Navin NAVEEN CHANDRA DigitallyDN:2.5.4.20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487df006da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15,postalCode=263001,serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA875643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DAAB21CE5,Date:c=IN,2026.08.21cn=NAVEENsignedo=HIGHby17:59:37COURTNAVEEN st=UTTARAKHAND,CHANDRAOF+05'30'CHANDRAUTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, UKHC010099702025 2026:UHC:7623