HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAI NI TAL HON’BLE THE CHI EF JUSTI CE MR. MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTI CE SUBHASH UPADHYAY

24^TH FEBRUARY, 2026 SPECI AL APPEAL NO. 308 OF 2024 Jagdamba Prasad …...Appellant.

Versus Competent Authority Land Acquisition CALA & others ….Respondents.

Counsel for the Appellant : Mr. Mukesh Rawat, learned counsel.

Counsel for the State : Mr. J.C. Pande, learned Standing Counsel.

Counsel for the Union of India : Mr. D.C.S. Rawat, learned Standing Counsel.

Counsel for Respondent No.6 : Mr. Raunak Pant, learned counsel holding brief of Mr. Naresh Pant, learned counsel.

JUDGMENT :(per Mr. Manoj Kumar Gupta, C.J.)

1. The present intra-court appeal is directed against the order of learned Single Judge dated 06.09.2024, whereby Writ Petition (M/S) No.1726 of 2022, filed by the petitioner, claiming interest on the amount awarded as compensation under the provisions of the National Highways Act, 1956, has been dismissed holding that the only evidence available on record, regarding possession is a notice issued to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate in the last week of August, 2024 for taking police help to take possession of the acquired land. Even it is not clear whet