PARGAT SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

1 CWP-6185-2024 and CWP-6186-2024 207+208 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-6185-2024 and CWP-6186-2024 Date of Decision: May 21, 2026 PARGAT SINGH ........Petitioner Versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Ranjit Saini, Advocate and Mr. Nitin Mehta, Advocate for the petitioner(s). Mr. Rishi Kaushal, Advocate with Mr. Mayank Aggarwal, Advocate and Ms. Komal Bishnoi, Advocate for respondent(s)/NHAI Mr. Puru Jarewal, D.A.G., Punjab. **** HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL) [1]. Vide this common order, the present writ petitions bearing CWP-6185-2024 and CWP-6186-2024 are being decided as all these cases have arisen out of common acquisition and involve identical facts and questions of law. For brevity, facts are being noticed from CWP No.6185 of 2024. [2]. By way of present writ petition, prayer has been made for issuance of direction to the respondents to pay solatium @ 100% along with interest in favour of the petitioner(s)/landowner(s) 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 (for shor