GURALAMBIR SINGH HUNDAL AND ANOTHER vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHER

176 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-17185-2026 Date of Decision: May 27, 2026 GURALAMBIR SINGH HUNDAL AND ANR. ....Petitioners Versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ........Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Chander Kant Rana, Advocate for the petitioners. **** HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL) In the present petition, the limited relief sought is for issuance of directions to the respondents for grant of 100% solatium alongwith interest to the petitioners as per the provisions of Section 30 and The First Schedule of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (for short, “2013 Act”) for the land acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956 (for short “1956 Act”) in view of the guidelines dated 28.12.2017 framed by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), Govt. of India. [2] In short, the stand of the petitioners is that certain land owned by them was acquired by the National Highway Authority of India vide Notification dated 05.07.2013 issued under Section 3(A) of the 1956 Act, followed by declaration/notification dated 04.02.2014 under Section 3(D) thereof. The