JUDGMENT

Notice on behalf of respondent no. 1 has been accepted by the office of learned Additional Solicitor General of India and by Shri Mahendra Pratap on behalf of respondent no. 4. Shri R. K.Tiwari, learned Standing Counsel is present for the respondent nos. 2, 3 & 5.

2. The case of the petitioners is that their land was acquired by NHAI and an award was also made. The petitioners have received compensation but the rehabilitation and resettlement award has not been made as per the Second Schedule to the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. It has, therefore, been prayed that the respondents be directed to make rehabilitation and resettlement award as per provisions of the Act, 2013.

3. The claim of the petitioners is similar to the one raised in Writ C No. 2782 of 2023 (Ashok Kumar and 8 others v. National Highway Authority of India and 3 others), which was disposed of by this Court, by order dated 24.2.2023 in terms of the order passed in Writ C No. 21601 of 2022 (Ranvir Singh and 35 others v. National Highway Authority of India and Competent Authority For Land Acquisition and Others). The operative part of