JUDGMENT :

Jayant Banerji, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Pranjal Mehrotra, learned counsel for the respondent no.2, NHAI and Shri Rajiv Gupta, learned counsel for the State-respondent. Shri Rajesh Kumar Jaiswal appears for the respondent no.1.

2. The case of the petitioner is that his land was acquired by NHAI and an award was also made. The petitioner has 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. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the claim of the petitioner is similar to the one raised in Writ C No.2782 of 2023 ( Ashok Kumar and 8 others vs. 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 vs. National Highway Authority of India and Competent Authority For Land Acquisition