(1.) Heard Sri Sudhanshu Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Raghvendra Dwivedi, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents.
(2.) By means of the present writ petition the principal relief sought is for issuance of a direction to respondent nos.2 and 3 to consider the claim of the petitioners for providing compensation in lieu of acquisition of land plot nos.6, 43, 48 and 193 total area 68 decimal (0.297 hectares) situated in Village Pratap Patti, Pargana Athgawan, Tehsil Pindra, District Varanasi in accordance with the provisions of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 along with the interest and other consequential benefits.
(3.) Learned Standing Counsel has raised an objection that the petitioners had on an earlier occasion approached this Court by filing a writ petition, Writ-C No.26865 of 2018 (Mandhata Singh and 5 Ors. Vs. State of UP and 2 Ors.) which was dismissed vide order dated 08.08.2018, in the following terms:-