JUDGMENT :

RAVINDRA MAITHANI, J.

1. By means of instant petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs:

“(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents to pay damages towards use and occupation of petitioner’s land, towards value of the trees which have been uprooted while laying down line and erecting tower as also suitable damages for the loss of the petitioner has suffered due to corridor restriction as mentioned above.

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

(iii) Award cost of the petition.”

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

3. It is a case of the petitioner that he was informed by the respondent no. 2 General Manager, Power Grid Corporation India Ltd. (“Corporation”) that a electric line is to be drawn through his property for which purpose 652 eucalyptus trees were to be cut. The petitioner was told that he would be compensated for the same. The trees were cut, but the petitioner was not paid the compensation despite repeated requests. When the respondents tried to erect the towers and raise the line, the