SUKHDARSHAN SINGH AND ANOTHER vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

1 CWP No.15100 of 2026 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 284-U CWP No.15100 of 2026 (O&M) Date of Decision:18.05.2026 SUKHDARSHAN SINGH AND ANR. ......Petitioners Vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Vikram Rathore, Advocate and Mr. Chander Kant Rana, 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 petitioner 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 letters dated 05.06.2015 (Annexure P-2) & 03.02.2016 (Annexure P-3). 2. The claim is based on the guidelines/letter dated 28.12.2017 (Annexure P-4) issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding the grant of benefit of 2013 Act to the landowners. 3. In short, the stand of the petitioners is that c