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The petitioner sought registration of an offence against the intervenor for allegedly paying an excess amount to farmers during land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956, relying on a report dated 27.01.2020. The Government conducted a departmental enquiry, the findings of which (report …
The Peersaha Shirbli Chieti Trust, a Waqf trust, owned 2.59 hectares of land that was acquired for a national highway. Initial compensation was paid to the trust, and after an arbitrator enhanced the amount, the Sub‑Divisional Officer, acting on guidance from the Maharashtra State Waqf Board, …
The applicants filed a review application against the order dated 18 January 2016 in Writ Petition No. 12367 of 2015, alleging that the same relief had been sought in an earlier writ petition (No. 7695 of 2014) which was withdrawn shortly before the later petition was filed. The review petition did …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) sought to enforce an arbitral award that enhanced compensation for land acquired for the widening of National Highway No. 211 in Gandheli village. The award was challenged by a group of landowners under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) sought to acquire land for the widening of NH‑211 and, after the Competent Authority fixed compensation, the aggrieved landowners invoked Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act to refer the dispute to arbitration. The arbitrator enhanced the …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) appealed twenty‑six arbitration awards concerning land acquisition for the widening of NH‑211, arguing that the awards were void because the arbitrators exceeded the time‑limit under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and failed …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) sought to acquire land for the widening of NH‑211 and, after the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA) fixed compensation, the aggrieved landowners invoked Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act to refer the dispute to arbitration. The …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) appealed the dismissal of its Section 34 applications challenging arbitral awards that enhanced compensation for land acquired under National Highway No. 211. The core dispute concerned whether Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) appealed the dismissal of its applications under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, which had upheld an arbitral award increasing compensation for land acquired for the widening of National Highway No. 211. The appeal raised three …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) appealed ten arbitration awards concerning land acquisition for the widening of National Highway 211, alleging that the arbitrators exceeded their mandate by issuing awards after the statutory time‑limit under Section 29A of the Arbitration and …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) appealed against a district court order that upheld an arbitral award determining compensation for land acquired for the widening of National Highway No. 211 in Gandheli village. The award, issued after nearly six years, increased compensation to Rs …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) appealed ten arbitration awards concerning land acquisition for the widening of National Highway No. 211, alleging that the arbitrators exceeded their statutory mandate by issuing awards after the twelve‑month period prescribed in Section 29A of the …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) sought to acquire land for the widening of NH‑211 and, after the Competent Authority fixed compensation, the landowners invoked Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act to refer the dispute to arbitration. The arbitrator enhanced the compensation and …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) appealed twenty‑four arbitration awards concerning land acquisition for the widening of NH‑211, arguing that the awards were void because the arbitrators exceeded the twelve‑month time‑limit under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) appealed ten arbitration awards concerning land acquisition for the widening of National Highway No. 211, alleging that the arbitrators exceeded their statutory mandate by issuing awards after the twelve‑month period prescribed in Section 29A of the …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) appealed ten arbitration awards concerning land acquisition for the widening of NH‑211, arguing that the awards were void because the arbitrators exceeded the time‑limit under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and failed to apply …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) appealed ten arbitration awards concerning compensation for land acquired for the widening of National Highway No. 211 in Gandheli village. The awards, made by arbitrators appointed under Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, increased …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) appealed twenty‑six arbitration awards concerning land acquisition for the widening of NH‑211, alleging that the arbitrators exceeded the time‑limit under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and failed to apply the valuation …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) appealed ten arbitration awards concerning land acquisition for the widening of NH‑211 in Gandheli village, alleging that the arbitrators exceeded the time‑limit under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and failed to apply the …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) appealed twenty‑six arbitration awards concerning land acquisition for the widening of NH‑211, alleging that the arbitrators exceeded the twelve‑month time limit under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and failed to apply the …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) sought arbitration under Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956 for compensation on land acquired for the widening of NH 211. The arbitrator enhanced the compensation from Rs 83,19,534 to Rs 1,83,70,388 per square metre. NHAI challenged the …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) appealed ten arbitration awards concerning land acquisition for the widening of NH‑211, alleging that the arbitrators exceeded their mandate by issuing awards after the statutory time‑limit under Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) appealed against arbitral awards that enhanced compensation for land acquired under National Highway No. 211 in Gandheli village. The awards were made by arbitrators appointed under Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956, after the parties …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) appealed twenty‑six arbitration awards concerning land acquisition for the widening of NH‑211, alleging that the arbitrators exceeded their statutory mandate and failed to apply the compensation parameters of the Right to Fair Compensation Act, 2013. …
The National Highways Authority of India filed a batch of appeals under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, challenging the Principal District Judge, Aurangabad's common judgment dated 16/10/2025 dismissing its Section 34 applications and upholding arbitral awards. Lands in …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) appealed the dismissal of its Section 34 applications challenging arbitral awards that enhanced compensation for land acquired for the widening of NH 211. The appeals raised three core issues: (i) whether Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation …
The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, heard a batch of arbitration applications filed by various contractors seeking extensions of the arbitrator's mandate under Section 29‑A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The applications were filed against the Project Director of the National …
The petitioner, Rajendra Uttamchand Katariya, filed a writ petition against the National Highway Authority of India seeking solatium and interest on compensation for land acquired under the National Highways Act. The petitioner relied on paragraph 14 of the Supreme Court's judgment in National …
The petitioners, landowners whose lands were acquired under the National Highways Act, filed a writ petition seeking solatium and interest on their compensation, invoking paragraph 14 of the Supreme Court's decision in National Highways Authority of India v. Tarsem Singh (Review Petition No. 2528 of …
The petitioner sought registration of an offence against the intervenor for allegedly overpaying Rs.37,50,05,051 to farmers under the National Highways Act, 1956, based on a 2020 report. The court considered a later departmental enquiry report dated 12‑Nov‑2025, which found no evidence to support …
The petitioners, landowners whose lands were acquired for national highways, filed writ petitions seeking the payment of solatium and interest on their compensation. The High Court referred to its earlier decision in Writ Petition No. 13783 of 2025 and to the Supreme Court’s directions in Union of …
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) appealed the arbitral awards that enhanced compensation for land acquired for the expansion of National Highway 361 in Chakur, Latur. The dispute centered on whether the arbitrator correctly applied the market‑value determination provisions of the 2013 …
The petitioners, Sanjay Anandrao Patil and another, filed a writ petition seeking computation and payment of solatium and interest on compensation for land acquired under the National Highways Act. The High Court referred to the coordinate bench decision in Writ Petition No. 13783 of 2025 and the …
The petitioners, landowners whose lands were acquired for national highways, filed writ petitions seeking solatium and interest on their compensation. The High Court referred to its earlier coordinate bench decision in Writ Petition No. 13783 of 2025 and to the Supreme Court’s judgment in Union of …
The petitioners, landowners whose property was acquired under the National Highways Act, filed a writ petition seeking solatium and interest on their compensation. The High Court referred to the Supreme Court’s directions in National Highways Authority of India v. Tarsem Singh (Review Petition No. …
The land of the late Vasant Ghanshyamdas Haujawala was acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956 and a compensation award was issued. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) attempted to challenge the award by invoking Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, but the …
The land of the deceased Shaikh Taru Shaikh Hasan was acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956 and an award was issued by the Competent Authority. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) challenged the award via a petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, …
Arvind Pundalik Dhamne filed a writ petition challenging the district judge's order that condoned a 13‑day delay in filing a Section 34 application under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to contest an arbitral award on land acquisition compensation. The petitioner argued that the delay was …
The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, heard a batch of arbitration applications filed by various contractors seeking extensions of the arbitrator's mandate under Section 29‑A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The applications were filed against the Project Director of the National …
The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, heard a batch of arbitration applications filed by various contractors seeking extensions of the arbitrator's mandate under Section 29‑A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The applications were filed against the Project Director of the National …
The appellants, owners of land acquired for the widening of National Highway No. 361, challenged the arbitral awards that granted compensation of Rs 399 per square metre for lands away from the highway, while lands abutting the highway received Rs 680 per square metre. They argued that under Section …
The petitioner, Sunil Sudhir Thite, owned 4,200 sq. m. of land acquired by the National Highways Authority of India for NH‑361. A civil court declared him the sole owner and directed the acquiring authority to deposit the compensation award. The reference court, however, allowed withdrawal of the …
The appellants, owners of land acquired for the widening of National Highway No.361, challenged the arbitral awards that granted them compensation of Rs.399 per square metre, arguing that the arbitrator improperly differentiated compensation for similarly situated lands. The arbitrator had awarded …
Satyajeet Uday Shisode filed a writ petition seeking solatium and interest on compensation for land acquired under the National Highways Act. The petition relied on the Supreme Court’s directions in Union of India v. Tarsem Singh, which outline entitlement to such additional amounts for landowners …
The petitioner, Madhusudan Babulal Bhartiya, challenged an order dated 17 July 2019 issued by the learned Arbitrator and District Collector, Aurangabad, which rejected his arbitration application concerning land acquired under the National Highways Authority. The respondent argued that the …
The petitioner, a landowner whose claim for compensation under the National Highways Act was pending as of 28 March 2008, sought solatium and interest on the compensation awarded for land acquired by the National Highway Authority of India. The Court examined the directions issued in the Supreme …
The petitioner, Rajesh Chandramal Galani, filed a writ petition seeking solatium and interest on compensation for land acquired by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). The High Court examined the Supreme Court’s decision in Union of India v. Tarsem Singh, which laid down criteria for …
The petitioners, landowners whose lands were acquired under the National Highways Act, sought solatium, interest and interest on solatium on their compensation. The High Court examined the directions issued by the Supreme Court in National Highways Authority of India v. Tarsem Singh (Review Petition …
Petitioner Kailas Murlidhar Agrawal filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking solatium and interest on compensation awarded for land acquired under the National Highways Act. The Court referred to a recent Supreme Court review order in NHAI v. Tarsem Singh, which laid down …
The petitioners, whose lands were acquired under the National Highways Act, received compensation but alleged that the statutory solatium and interest components were not paid. They sought the payment of solatium and interest, contending that interest should accrue from the date of claim. The High …
The petitioners, whose lands were acquired under the National Highways Act, had received compensation but alleged that the statutory solatium and interest components were not paid. They filed writ petitions seeking the unpaid amounts. The Court examined the Supreme Court’s decision in National …
The petitioners, whose lands were acquired under the National Highways Act, received compensation but alleged that the statutory solatium and interest components were not paid. They sought the outstanding amounts, arguing that interest should accrue from the date of receipt of compensation. The …
The petitioners, whose lands were acquired under the National Highways Act, had received compensation but alleged that the statutory solatium and interest components were not paid. They sought the payment of these amounts and interest thereon. The Court examined the Supreme Court’s decision in …
The Communidade of Margao challenged a September 2024 order by the Competent Authority of Land Acquisition (CALA) that directed it to refund Rs.67,05,076 received as compensation under an award dated 31 October 2018 for land acquired for National Highway NH‑17 under the National Highways Act, 1956. …
The petitioners challenged the order of the competent authority that, under Section 3H(4) of the National Highways Act, 1956, rejected their application to refer an apportionment dispute concerning compensation for acquired land to a civil court. Relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Vinod …
The petitioners challenged the order of the competent authority that, under Section 3H(4) of the National Highways Act, 1956, rejected their application to refer an apportionment dispute concerning compensation for acquired land to a civil court. Relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Vinod …
The petitioners challenged the order of the competent authority that, under Section 3H(4) of the National Highways Act, 1956, rejected their application to refer an apportionment dispute concerning compensation for acquired land to a civil court. Relying on the Supreme Court’s decision in Vinod …
The petitioner sought release of compensation awarded for the acquisition of 27 ares of his land by NHAI, alleging that the Sub‑Divisional Officer (SDO) improperly referred the matter to the civil court under Section 3H(4) of the National Highways Act. The petitioner had filed his claim, while …
The petitioners, Satish Ramchandra Shinde Patil & Ors., filed a writ petition challenging a notification dated 2 December 2016 issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways under Section 3-A of the National Highways Act, 1956. The petition sought to contest the acquisition of land for a …
The petitioner, Sharada Narhari Mali, sought a direction to unfreeze her bank accounts after the Competent Authority (Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition) froze them following a complaint by her brother that she had relinquished her share in the acquired land via a 1993 release deed. The land had …
The petitioner, daughter of the State, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that the Sub‑Divisional Officer forward a land‑acquisition compensation dispute to a civil court under Section 3(H) of the National Highways Act, 1956. The dispute concerned her claim to a one‑fifth share of the …
The petitioners' land was acquired by the National Highways Authority of India under the National Highways Act, 1956 and a compensation award was made, but no rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) award was issued as required by the Second Schedule of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency …
The petitioners' land was acquired by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and they received compensation, but no rehabilitation and resettlement award under the Second Schedule of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, …
Shyamsundar Singh, a recorded tenure holder of two plots in Deoria, challenged the compensation awards dated 16‑02‑2024 and the supplementary award dated 10‑07‑2024 issued by the Additional District Magistrate under Section 3‑G of the National Highways Act, 1956. He contended that the mandatory …
The petitioners sought compensation after an award was passed under the National Highways Act, 1956. A notice dated 01‑04‑2016 required them to submit certain documents to the Prescribed Authority, but the record did not show whether they complied. The Court directed the petitioners to furnish all …
The petitioner, Umesh Prasad Chaurasiya, a recorded tenure holder of a plot in Deoria, challenged an award dated 16‑02‑2024 passed by the Additional District Magistrate under Section 3‑G of the National Highways Act, alleging that no notice inviting objections was published as required by Section …
The petitioners, recorded tenure holders of two small plots in Deoria, challenged a supplementary award dated 20‑07‑2024 that determined compensation for land acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956. They contended that the award was passed without the mandatory notice required by Section …
The petitioners, Nanhaya Dama Rasal & Anr., filed a writ petition claiming entitlement to compensation under an award dated 31 December 2018, alleging that the Competent Authority/Sub‑Divisional Officer (SDO) had not considered their claim. The respondent State of Maharashtra, through the SDO, …
The petitioner, Brajesh Chandra Mishra, owned a small parcel of land on which he operated a Mahindra automobile workshop and had received compensation after the land was acquired for the Green Field Expressway project. Despite receiving the award, he failed to vacate the land within the 48‑hour …
Divakar Singh filed a writ petition challenging Notification No. 1020(a) dated 05‑03‑2024 issued under Section 3‑D(2) of the National Highways Act, 1956, which classified his 3‑acre land in Plot 28, Siyatand village as "gairmazarua malik" belonging to the Bihar Government, despite his claim of …
The petitioners, a group of land owners in Patna district, challenged the acquisition of their lands for the Mukhyamantri Gramin Sadak Yojana, seeking to quash the notice published on 09.05.2023 and the awards under Section 37(2) of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013, and to restrain possession. They alleged …
The petitioner, Umesh Prasad Sinha, filed a writ seeking a direction to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to recalculate compensation for 0.38 decimal of land acquired in 2006, alleging that the land was residential but compensation was paid as agricultural. The compensation was …
The petitioner, Triful Devi, filed a writ petition seeking to quash a divisional commissioner’s order that dismissed her claim under Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956 on limitation grounds, and to have the arbitration petition maintained for consideration of enhanced compensation for …
The petitioners, a family of landowners, challenged a deduction of 10% from the compensation awarded for land acquisition, alleging that the District Land Acquisition Officer had no authority under the National Highways Act, 1956 to make such a deduction. They sought a declaration that the deduction …
Ganesh Kapar filed a writ petition challenging the order dated 05.08.2022 that rejected his claim for compensation for land acquired by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) for NH‑527C. The land had been allotted to his father by the Bhoodan Yagna Committee in 1957 and remained in the …
The de facto complainant filed an FIR alleging that his wife's death resulted from a pothole on a National Highway, invoking Sections 304 and 304A IPC against officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The respondents sought to quash the FIR, arguing that the NHAI officials are …
The de facto complainant filed an FIR alleging that his wife's death resulted from a pothole on a National Highway, invoking Sections 304 and 304A IPC against officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The respondents sought to quash the FIR, arguing that the NHAI officials are …
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) sought arbitration under the National Highways Act for compensation relating to land acquisition, resulting in an arbitral award on 03‑02‑2022. Both parties filed applications under Section 33 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, which were …
Petitioner Poonam Vishwakarma, who acquired rights over land that had already been acquired by the State of Uttar Pradesh under the National Highways Act, 1956 for a Ring Road, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus for compensation or possession of the land and for a decision on her …
The petitioners, land owners, challenged the award dated 30.05.2020 which granted only the base market value (multiplication factor I) and omitted the additional compensation under Section 30(3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement …
The petitioners, co‑owners of land acquired for a national highway, challenged the award dated 01‑06‑2020 for failing to grant the additional compensation of 12% under Section 30(3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (the …
The petitioners sought the benefit of additional compensation under Section 30(3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, calculated on the market value that includes the multiplication factor‑2 under Section 26(2). The Court …
The petitioners, owners of land acquired under the National Highways Act, challenged an award dated 30.05.2020 which had determined market value using the multiplication factor‑2 under Section 26(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …
The Bombay High Court initiated suo motu proceedings pursuant to the Supreme Court's direction in Yash Developers v. Harihar Krupa Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. to conduct a performance audit of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971. The Court heard the …
The petitioners, owners of land acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956, challenged an award dated 08.01.2020 that computed market value using the multiplication factor 2 under Section 26(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …
The petitioners challenged an award dated 28‑09‑2020 in which the market value of land acquired under the National Highways Act was computed using the multiplication factor 2 under Section 26(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement …
The legal heirs of the late Gohil Bhagavandas sought the benefit of Section 30(3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, i.e., an additional 12% compensation on the market value of land that had been determined using the …
The petitioners, Ajay Kumar Tripathi and two others, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Union of India and others to pay compensation for land acquired for a highway at the roadside rate. The respondents, represented by the Additional Chief Standing Counsel, contended that the …
Petitioner Subash Yadav, a 67‑year‑old landowner, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State of Bihar, the District Land Acquisition Officer and the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to pay compensation for land acquired for a highway widening project. He submitted all …
The petitioners challenged an award dated 28‑09‑2020 for land acquired under the National Highways Act, alleging that the award failed to grant the 12% additional compensation under Section 30(3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement …
The petitioners, land owners affected by a National Highways acquisition, claimed they were denied the additional compensation of 12% per annum under Section 30(3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, calculated on the …
The petitioners, a large group of land owners, challenged the award dated 30.01.2020 for failing to grant them the 12% additional compensation under Section 30(3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act) on the …
The petitioners, three landowners from Madhubani, filed a writ petition seeking compensation, interest, solatium and a re-determination of the award for lands acquired by the National Highway Authority of India, alleging that the award was arbitrary and insufficient. They also requested that the …
The petitioners challenged an award dated 08.01.2020 under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, which had applied the multiplication factor 2 under Section 26(2) to determine market value but had granted the additional …
The petitioners, a large group of land owners, challenged the award dated 15‑01‑2020 which computed the market value of their land using the multiplication factor 2 under Section 26(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, …
The petitioners, a group of land owners, challenged the award dated 28‑09‑2020 for land acquired under the National Highways Act, alleging that the additional compensation of 12% per annum under Section 30(3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …
The petitioners challenged an award dated 15‑01‑2020 under the National Highways Act, 1956, which had computed the market value of their land using the multiplication factor 2 prescribed in Section 26(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …
The petitioners, a group of land owners, challenged the award dated 08.01.2020 for failing to grant the 12% additional compensation under Section 30(3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act) on the market value …
The petitioners, legal heirs of the late Gohil, challenged an award dated 08‑01‑2020 that computed the market value of land acquired under the National Highways Act using the multiplication factor 2 under Section 26(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, …
Mohan Ji Dubey filed a writ petition in the Allahabad High Court seeking to quash an award of Rs. 18,85,380 determining compensation for land acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956, and to compel the National Highway Authority of India to fix land rates as per a 2022 order. The respondents …
Manoj Kumar, a tenure holder of land acquired for the Delhi‑Dehradun Economic Corridor, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Union of India and other respondents to pay compensation as ordered by the Additional District Judge/Special Judge on 28‑Nov‑2025. Despite that order and …
The petitioners, heirs of land owners whose property was acquired for a national highway, claimed that the award dated 23‑02‑2018 failed to grant them the 12 % additional compensation under Section 30(3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …
The petitioners challenged the award dated 30.05.2020 for land acquired under the National Highways Act, alleging that the additional compensation of 12% per annum under Section 30(3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 …
The petitioners challenged an award dated 30‑May‑2020 that failed to grant the 12% additional compensation under Section 30(3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 on the market value calculated with the multiplication …
The petitioners challenged the award dated 23‑02‑2018 for failing to grant the 12 % additional compensation under Section 30(3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (the 2013 Act) on the market value that includes the …
The petitioners, land owners whose lands were acquired for a national highway, challenged the award dated 30.05.2020 for not granting the additional compensation of 12% per annum under Section 30(3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …
The petitioners, led by Arun Kumar Singh, challenged the Circle Officer's order that classified land acquired for the Ram Janki Road Scheme (NH 227A) as agricultural, despite its residential character. They sought to set aside that order and alternatively asked that the dispute be referred to the …
The petitioners, three landowners from Kaimur district, challenged an order dated 05‑10‑2024 issued in NH Arbitration Case No. 62/2024, wherein the arbitrator directed the Land Acquisition Officer to fix the compensation rate for their land at Rs 10,372 per decimal, up from Rs 5,186 fixed by the …
The petitioners, led by Arun Kumar Singh, challenged the Circle Officer's order that classified land acquired for the Ram Janki Road Scheme (NH 227A) as agricultural, despite its residential character. They sought to set aside that order and alternatively asked that the dispute be referred to the …
The petitioner, Sunil Kumar Singh, sought a writ of certiorari to quash a 29‑Oct‑2025 order rejecting his representation for release of 0.75 acre of land acquired in 1972‑73 for a girls' school that was later built elsewhere. He contended that the acquisition proceeding under the Land Acquisition …
Fourteen residents of Choprabazar, Purnea, filed a writ petition challenging notices issued for land acquisition under the National Highways project. They alleged that an ex‑parte order had granted them a meager compensation without notice and that their houses were being demolished for a proposed …
The petitioners, three landowners from Manikpur village, challenged the acquisition of their lands for the Patna‑Sahebganj National Highway project, alleging that a second notification dated 29‑Oct‑2021 was concealed to benefit the owner of the Blue Lotus Hotel and that the alignment was altered …
Petitioner Shambhu Singh Yadav filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State and NHAI to release compensation for land acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956, alleging that despite a notification the amount had not been paid. The respondents contended that the petitioner had …
The petitioners, residents of two villages in Samastipur, filed a writ petition seeking a diversion of the Hajipur‑Darbhanga highway alignment to protect mosques, burial grounds, a cremation ghat and over 150 houses, and also demanded a mandamus directing the land acquisition authority to consider …
Petitioners Nand Kishore Prasad and his wife sought enforcement of an arbitration award dated 30‑01‑2025 that directed the State and NHAI to pay compensation for land acquired for a highway project, including market‑value rates for residential land, built‑up area, trees and pumps, and interest …
The petitioners claimed that after their land was acquired by NHAI under the National Highways Act, 1956, they received compensation but not the rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) award mandated by the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …
The petitioner sought a writ directing the respondents to determine and pay compensation for his land acquired for the Patna‑Buxar National Highway Corridor. The State counsel argued that most claimants had already been compensated and the remaining claims were pending before the Land Acquisition, …
The petitioners, Lakshmi Devi and family, claimed ownership of a 670 sq m commercial plot in Barun, Aurangabad, and sought compensation under Land Acquisition Case No. 56 of 2016‑17. An Arbitrator‑cum‑Additional Collector ordered payment on 22 May 2017, but the amount was never disbursed. The NHAI …
Manisha Bhaskar purchased a 0.29 decimal plot of land in 2016 and later the land was acquired by the government under a Gazette Notification pursuant to the National Highways Act, 1956. She was paid Rs. 5,05,432 as compensation, although the Act stipulated a higher amount of Rs. 8,86,022, prompting …
The petitioner Arvind Kumar Prabhakar filed a writ petition seeking a certiorari to quash an order dated 02‑06‑2025 that rejected his claim under section 3G[7(a)] of the National Highways Act, 1956, and to direct payment of compensation at current market value for land acquired for NH‑119D. He also …
The petitioner, Jhallu Lal, whose land was acquired by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), received compensation but not the rehabilitation and resettlement award mandated by the Second Schedule of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …
The petitioner, Bijay Narayan Jha, challenged a 2005 land acquisition notification for the Hajipur‑Vaishali stretch of the Patna‑Purnea Greenfield Expressway, alleging that his land was incorrectly classified as "Awas" instead of "Land adjacent to NH/SH" as per Notification No. 1076/2025. He sought …
The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus directing the Union of India, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the State of Bihar and related officials to refrain from widening National Highway 82 in a manner that would disturb a Kabristan (graveyard) situated on the proposed alignment, and to …
The case concerned compensation disputes arising from the erection of transmission towers and power lines under a 400 kV project that traversed four districts in Haryana. Landowners claimed that the compensation awarded by the District Judges and upheld by the High Court was inadequate, while the …
The Supreme Court was asked to resolve a long‑standing controversy over whether courts exercising jurisdiction under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 can modify an arbitral award. The issue arose from the earlier decision in Project Director, NHAI v. M. Hakeem, where …
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) filed a miscellaneous application seeking clarification on whether the Supreme Court's 2019 judgment in Union of India v. Tarsem Singh, which mandated payment of solatium and interest to landowners whose land was acquired under the NHAI Act, should …
The appellants purchased residential plots in Bengaluru between 1995 and 1997, which were later acquired by the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) under a preliminary notification dated 29 January 2003. Although possession was taken in 2005, no compensation award was made until a …
The appellant's land was acquired under the National Highways Act, leading to an arbitral award on 25 July 2011. A regular first appeal was filed on 20 October 2011, but the High Court registry notified defects on 9 November 2011, which the appellant's counsel received only on 20 January 2012. …
The Supreme Court examined the demolition of Manoj Tibrewal’s ancestral house, which had been declared part of a national‑highway widening project. The State authorities demolished the house after only a public “munadi” announcement, without any written notice, without disclosing the extent of …
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation claimed it had acquired the land of Bimal Kumar Shah under Section 352 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980, which it argued gave it power to acquire land for streets and parks. The High Court held that Section 352 does not confer a power of compulsory …
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) issued a notification under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in 2003, followed by a declaration in 2004 and an award in 2005 for land needed for a road project. The respondents obtained interim stay orders that prevented DDA from taking possession, and later filed …
The Supreme Court examined the Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna, a project to widen about 900 km of national highways in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, which includes three strategic border roads. Environmental groups challenged the project before the National Green Tribunal, leading to the …
The appellants were served with show‑cause notices alleging encroachment on land forming part of a National Highway. The notices were issued under Section 28(2)(iii) of the Tamil Nadu State Highway Act, 2001 and were said to be backed by a notification issued under Section 5 of the National Highways …
The Supreme Court examined the validity of notifications issued under Sections 2(2) and 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 that declared a green‑field stretch (C‑K‑S) as National Highways NH‑179A and NH‑179B and authorised land acquisition for the Chennai‑Krishnagiri‑Salem corridor. The Court …
The case arose from a tragic landslide on a National Highway caused by over‑mining and hill‑cutting, which killed a woman and her daughter. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had ordered the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the miner to pay a joint penalty, compensation to the victims' …
The Supreme Court examined a batch of writ petitions filed by Hindustan Construction Company Ltd seeking to strike down Section 87 of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2019 and the deletion of Section 26 of the 2015 Amendment, arguing that they revived an automatic‑stay of arbitral …
The Supreme Court examined whether Section 3J of the National Highways Act, 1956, which excludes the Land Acquisition Act's provisions on solatium and interest, violates Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court held that solatium is an integral part of compensation for compulsory acquisition and …
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) acquired land for a highway and the compensation awarded by the competent authority was challenged by Sayedabad Tea Company Ltd. The aggrieved party applied to the Central Government under Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956 for the …
The appellant, M/s. Soma Isolux NH One Tollway Pvt. Ltd., entered into a BOT concession agreement with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to construct, operate and maintain a six‑laning of NH‑1. The High Court, while entertaining a public‑interest writ, cancelled the concession …
The Tamil Nadu Government issued G.O. Ms. No.32 (1998) permitting the erection of statues and arches on highways. After the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 came into force, the State, through its Secretary, granted permission to install permanent arches on two major district roads. The High Court held …
The Supreme Court examined a Central Government notification under Section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 that sought to acquire land for a highway. The petitioners argued that the notification failed to give a brief description of the land and lacked a plan, rendering it invalid. The Court …
The Supreme Court examined the validity of Notification SRO 348 dated 20 August 1982, which imposed an additional toll of Rs 0.06 per kilogram on dry fruits such as almonds, walnuts and kernels exported from Jammu & Kashmir. The petitioners argued that the levy was a fee requiring quid‑pro‑quo and …
The State of West Bengal awarded a one‑year franchise to M.R. Mondal for toll collection on a stretch of the Durgapur Expressway, but Mondal defaulted on payments and sought extensions through a memorandum issued by the Joint Secretary. The memorandum purported to allow collection for up to 30 …
The petitioners, transport operators, challenged the validity of Section 3(3) of the Haryana Passengers and Goods Taxation Act, 1952, which levied a tax on passengers and goods carried on routes partly within Haryana, arguing that it infringed the freedom of inter‑state trade under Article 301 and …
