JUDGMENT :

Sharad Kumar Sharma, J.

The petitioner in the present writ petition had prayed for the following reliefs:-

i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature Mandamus directing the respondents to pay the interest calculated on Rs 2,06,43,507/- (Rupees Two Crores Six Lakhs, Forty Three Thousand Five Hundred & Seven only) @ 9% from the date of taking possession ie. 28.12.2017 and 15% from the date of expiry of one year from the Date of Possession to the Date of Amount Received ie on 20.07.2020 for acquisitions of land of the petitioners bearing Khasra No 117 & 119 situated at village Lalpur, tehsil Rudrapur, district Udham Singh Nagar for the purposes of widening existing NH-74;

ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature Mandamus directing the respondents to pay statutory interest along with penal interest calculated on Rs 2,06,43,507/- (Rupees Two Crores Six Lakhs, Forty Three Thousand Five Hundred & Seven only) from the Date of Possession to the Date of Amount Received;

iii. Issue any other writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper.

iv. award Cost of the Petition.”

2. In fact the relief of payment of the interest, which has been determined by