JUDGMENT :

1. The petitioners herein, claim to be residents of House No. 74 Bheekampur, Dayalpur, Tehsil and District Auraiya and stated to be owners of Arazi No. 558 area 0.041 hectares situated at Mauza/Pargana Bheekampur Tehsil and District Auraiya and claim that their names are recorded in the revenue records namely Khatauni for the fasli year 1428-1433. A perusal of the copy of the Khatauni appended as Annexure-1 to the writ petition, indicates that the names of the petitioners, herein, have been shown as the owners of Gata No. 528 area 0.041 hectare.

2. The contention in the writ petition is that the land in question was acquired for the construction of National Highway widening of 2 lane to 4 lane NH-II, in the year 2015-2016. The notice under Section 3G (4) of the National Highway Act, 1956, fixing 7.5.2018 was issued to the petitioners inviting their objections by the competent authority. It is further stated that in compliance of the said notice, petitioners approached the competent authority and submitted the revenue papers to put forth their claim for disbursement of compensation. It was then transpired that the compensation for acquisition of Arazi No. 558 area 0.041 hec