SCA/8295/2026

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NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/8295/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 23/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:38937-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8295 of 2026 ========================================================== NIMISH MANUBHAI PARIKH Versus NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: PANKEET P AUNDHIYA(9421) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 NANAVATI & CO.(7105) for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 MR SANJAY UDHWANI, ASSISTANT GOVERNMENT PLEADER for the Respondent(s) No.3 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.N.RAY Date : 23/06/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL) 1. This is a Fourth [4th] petition filed for the same cause of action, with the reliefs as under:- “6(A) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly a writ of mandamus, directing the Respondents to forthwith deposit and release the compensation amount payable to the Petitioner in respect of the land bearing Survey No.412 (part), situated at Village Samiyala, Taluka & District Vadodara, acquired for the Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway project, in accordance with law; (B) Direct the Respondents to pay all consequential Page 1 of 12 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 22:13:59 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/8295/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 23/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:38937-DB statutory benefits, including solatium and interest, as applicable under the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, for the period of delay in payment; (C) Direct the Respondents to comply with the revised award and/