MAKHAN SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

276 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 167 of 2022 (O&M) Date of Decision: 26.05.2026 Makhan Singh .......... Petitioner Versus Union of India and others .......... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Raj Karan Singh Verka, Advocate for the petitioner. **** HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL) The petitioner, by way of present petition, seeks 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] Notice of motion qua respondent Nos. 2 & 3 only. [3] Mr. D.K. Singal, Advocate, accepts notice on behalf of respondent No. 2-NHAI, whereas Mr. Gunjan Mehta, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondent No. 3. [4] At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner 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 or