# DALJIT SINGH AND ORS vs THE CHAIRMAN AND ORS

Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court
Date: 2026-05-26
Citation: CWP 8367/2022
Petitioner: DALJIT SINGH AND ORS
Respondent: THE CHAIRMAN AND ORS

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

136 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 8367 of 2022 (O&M) Date of Decision: 26.05.2026 Daljit Singh and others .......... Petitioners Versus The Chairman, National Highway Authority of India, New Delhi and others .......... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Raj Karan Singh Verka, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. D.K. Singal, Advocate for respondent No. 1-NHAI. Mr. Gunjan Mehta, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for respondent No. 3. **** HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL) 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. [2] Upon notice, no reply has been filed. [3] At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the present matter is squarely covered by the judgment dated 06.04.2026 passed by this Court in CWP No. 18620 of 2023 titled as “Rajinder Singh and anr. Versus National Highway Authority of India and ors.” DINESH K

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