GURBACHAN SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA

The Supreme Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the order passed under Article 136, which set aside the High Court's decision regarding enhanced solatium and interest under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, as amended by Amendment Act 68 of 1984. The Court held that the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act do not apply to awards made under Section 8 of the Requisition and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act, 1952, rendering the order for payment of interest and solatium a nullity. The Court reaffirmed that a writ petition under Article 32 cannot be entertained to challenge the correctness of its own decisions, following precedents set in Abdul Rehman Antulay v. Union of India and Khoday Distilleries Limited v. The Registrar General.