Krishna Murari and Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi, JJ. –

Petitioner has approached this Court seeking the following reliefs.

(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent authorities to pay to the petitioner the compensation for the use of land of the petitioner installing 4 big high voltage electric towers over his land rendering the same as permanently uncultivable without any acquisition of the same and without paying any compensation to the petitioner for the same.

(ii) Issue any other writ, order or direction, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and consider proper under the circumstances of the case.

(iii) Award the cost of the instant petition to the petitioner.

2. The petitioner claims to be bhoomidhar of Gata No. 447, area 1.239 hc., situate at village and Post Gadhima, Tehsil Kiraoli, District Agra.

According to the pleadings, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the 'Corporation') has installed 4 towers of high voltage covering an area of 50x50 feet, over the land of the petitioner in June, 2011 making the entire land unfit for cultivation. It has further been submitted that when the petitioner approached