JAGDEEP PAL SINGH BHATIA AND OTHERS vs NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND ORS

1 CWP No.18123 of 2026 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 173 CWP No.18123 of 2026 (O&M) Date of Decision:29.05.2026 JAGDEEP PAL SINGH BHATIA AND ORS.......Petitioners Vs NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND ORS. ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Raj Karan Singh Verka, Advocate for the petitioners. **** HARKESH MANUJA, J. (Oral) 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India. The limited relief sought is that the respondents be directed to grant 100% solatium alongwith interest to the petitioners as per 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 in view of award dated 10.10.2014 passed by the Competent Authority Land Acquisition-cum-Sub Divisional Magistrate, Amritsar-II. 2. The claim is based on the guidelines/letter dated 28.12.2017 (Annexure P-2) issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding the grant of benefit of 2013 Act to the landowners. 3. In s