JUDGMENT :

WASIM SADIQ NARGAL, J.

1. The petitioners, through the medium of the instant petition are seeking writ in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents to evaluate, compute and disburse the compensation to the petitioners at the present market rate in respect of their land taken away by the respondents forcibly for which a road has already been constructed measuring 178 metres “PSC Motorable Bridge including approaches at Ujhan (Rajouri)” besides seeking a direction against the respondents to award interest to the petitioners on the amount due to be paid to them on account of their compensation from the date the amount of compensation fell due to be paid to the petitioners up to the date of actual disbursement.

BRIEF FACTS:

2. Petition has been filed by the petitioners collectively, claiming to be owners and in possession of the land in village Ujhan, Tehsil Darhal, District Rajouri. The specific case of the petitioners is that for the construction of the road in Village Ujhan, Tehsil Darhal, the lands of the petitioners were required to be acquired, the details of which have been mentioned in the writ petition.

3. The further case of the petitioners is that the concerned