IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT

NAINITAL

THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI VIPIN SANGHI

AND

JUSTICE SHRI MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI

SPECIAL APPEAL No.182 OF 2021

05^TH JANUARY, 2023

Ajay Kumar Verma & another

…… Appellants

Vs.

State of Uttarakhand and others …… Respondents

Presence: -

Shri Anand Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the

appellants.

Shri J.C. Pandey, learned Standing Counsel for the State.

Shri Vipul Sharma, learned counsel for respondent no. 3.

JUDGMENT: (Per Shri Vipin Sanghi, C.J.)

The present Special Appeal is directed against

the judgment dated 05.05.2021, rendered by the learned

Single Judge in Writ Petition (M/S) No. 977 of 2021. The

appellant preferred the said writ petition to seek direction

to the respondents to award him compensation, in respect

of his alleged land, which the respondent-State allegedly

took over without due process of law, for construction of a

road.

2.

The learned Single Judge noticed that according

to the writ petitioner, his land was allegedly taken over

way back in the year 1990 for construction of road called

Tirathpur, Dhanpur Motor Road.

3.

The writ petition itself was preferred 31