AJAIB SINGH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LRS vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

161 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 35036 of 2024 (O&M) Date of Decision: 26.05.2026 Ajaib Singh (since deceased) through LRs .......... Petitioners Versus Union of India and others .......... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Ranjit Saini, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Suvir Kumar, Advocate for respondent No. 2-NHAI. Mr. Gunjan Mehta, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for respondent Nos. 3 & 4. **** HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL) CM-3893-CWP-2026 Application for placing on record reply dated 05.03.2026 on behalf of respondent(s)-NHAI is allowed. The same is taken on record. Copy thereof be supplied to the opposite side. Registry to do the needful. MAIN CASE The petitioners, by way of present petition, seek issuance of a writ in the nature of Mandamus, thereby directing the respondents to pay solatium @ 100% alongwith interest in terms of Section 30 read with Schedule I of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. DINESH KUMAR 2026.05.27 18:43 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document C.W.P. No. 35036 of 2024 (O&M) [2] [2]