SUKHBIR SINGH NIJJAR AND ANR vs NATIONAL HIGHWAY AND ANR

CWP-13897-2026 (O&M) --- 1--- 219-u IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-13897-2026 (O&M) Decided on:-06.05.2026 Sukhbir Singh Nijjar and another ....Petitioners.. vs. National Highway Authority of India thr. its Project Director and another ....Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr.Gagneshwar Walia, Advocate, for the petitioners. ***** HARKESH MANUJA J. (Oral) 1. By way of present writ petition, prayer has been made for issuance of direction to respondents for releasing the amount of compensation in terms of the statutory Award No.6 dated 26.05.2021, Award No.3-A dated 18/01/2024 and structure Award No.32 dated 26.05.2022 (Annexure P1, Annexure P-2 and Annexure P-3, respectively). 2. Notice of motion. 3. Mr. D.K. Singal, Advocate, who is present in Court accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.1, whereas, Mr. Puru Jarewal, DAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.2. 4. Learned counsel representing respondent No.1 refers to letter dated 22.04.2026 issued from the office of Project Director, PIU Ludhiana Expressway to the Project Director, PIU Jalandhar and contend that the SONIKA amount of compensation payable to the