KARAM SINGH AND ORS vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

271-2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 17987 of 2021 (O&M) Date of Decision: 26.05.2026 Karam Singh and others .......... Petitioners Versus Union of India 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. 2-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, reply on behalf of respondent No. 2 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 KUMAR 2026.05.27 1