NOIDA, Aug. 25 -- Days after the Allahabad High Court orders which increased land compensation and other benefits against the land acquired for development in the past, the farmers are demanding resolution of their long pending cases. Intervening in the long-running land acquisition disputes in Gautam Budh Nagar, the high court criticised the Noida authority for lapses in its legal representation. Justice Sandeep Jain emphasised that farmers whose lands were acquired under the same notifications must be compensated fairly, ensuring consistency across all cases pending before the court. Farmers in Noida on Sunday demanded implementing the recent Allahabad High Court orders, which increased land compensation and other benefits against their land acquired for the development in the past. To be sure, the agricultural land has been acquired for the planned development since 1976 in Noida, and some farmers had opposed the land compensation on grounds including increase in compensation, more residential plots and other benefits. "Authorities must implement these orders without delay. We have been demanding hiked 64.7% land compensation and 10% of total land acquired for residential usage of our families. Now, since the court has done justice, the authorities should not delay in implementing the orders," said a farmers' group Bharatiya Kisan Ekta Parishad leader Prempal Chauhan. The first order came on August 18, 2025 when the court allowed landowners from Noida's village Illabas to pursue delayed objections. The farmers had filed their claims in 2013, more than six years late, after learning that others had already secured higher compensation of Rs.297 per square yard. The court observed the objections were technically pending but had not been heard due to a court fee shortfall, which was only corrected last December. With connected cases already decided in favour of farmers, the court condoned the delay and fixed August 19 for hearing. It addressed an extraordinary appeal filed nearly 24 years late. The farmer, Chailla Ram, said he was unaware of his right to challenge the award because of poverty and illiteracy. He pointed out that other landowners had already been awarded compensation of Rs.150 per square metre. With no objections filed by either the State or the Noida Authority, the court ordered registration of the appeal, and listed it for September 12. The judge criticised the authority's counsel for failing to appear or respond despite being served notice. The High Court also handed down two landmark compensation rulings in favour of Illabas farmers. On August 21, it revised the valuation of their land from Rs.71 per square metre to Rs.340 per square metre plus statutory benefits. The court relied on a 2016 Division Bench decision that had determined this rate for the same village, rejecting the authority's argument that compensation should be capped at Rs.297. However, it withheld interest for the period when the appeal remained dismissed and court fees unpaid, said order. On August 23, another Illabas farmer, Jai Singh, got the same rate of Rs.340 per square metre for his land acquired for the development of industrial areas in sector 80 and 81. His appeal had been dismissed in 2004 and was revived only in 2021, but the court still extended the benefit of the earlier ruling, again withholding interest for the years when the case was inactive....