SUNNY SALUJA AND ORS vs NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND ANR

190 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 36489 of 2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 07.05.2026 Sunny Saluja and others .......... Petitioners Versus National Highway Authority of India and another .......... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Raj Karan Singh Verka, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Suvir Kumar, Advocate for respondent No. 1-NHAI. Mr. Karunesh Kaushal, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for respondent No. 2. **** HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL) The short prayer made on behalf of the petitioners is for issuance of directions to respondent No. 2 [Sub Divisional Magistrate-cum- Land Acquisition Collector, Ludhiana (West), District Ludhiana] to visit the site and carry out the assessment of additional compensation at the rate of 30% of the market value in terms of Award dated 06.01.2021 passed by the learned Arbitrator, as against the damages towards severance of landholdings. [2] Upon notice, learned counsel for respondent No. 2 has filed short reply by way of affidavit dated 06.05.2026 of Sh. Kuldeep Bawa, PCS, Sub Divisional Magistrate-cum-Land Acquisition Collector, Ludhiana (West), District Ludhiana, where