By the Court.—Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Manoj Kumar Sharma, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 1 and 4.

2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners are challenging the judgment and award dated 18.12.2015 made by the Commissioner Allahabad Region, Allahabad in his capacity as Arbitrator under Section 20F of the Railways Act, 1989 (in short ‘Act, 1989’). The relief claimed in the writ petition are as under :

“(i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 18.12.2015 (Annexure 7) passed by the Commissioner, Allahabad Region, Allahabad respondent No. 2 and be pleased to allow the Application No. 1 of 2013 filed by the petitioners under Section 20F(6) of the Railways Act, 1989.

(ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent authorities to award compensation to the petitioners by assessing the value of their acquired property in terms of Sections 20F(8) and 20G of the Railways Act, 1989 (Act No. 24 of 1989).”

3. The aforesaid relief are being claimed in the background of the facts that the petitioners were