Baburao Dagadu Avhad v. the State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Land acquisition compensation — solatium and interest — direction to NHAI and Government respondents to pay per Union of India v. Tarsem Singh (2019) 9 SCC 304 as modified by order dated 30 July 2021 (MAD No. 2572 of 2020 in CA No. 7086 of 2019) and after rejection of review (order dated 4 February 2025 in MCA No. 1773 of 2021 in CA No. 7064 of 2019); verification of entitlement and lineage/heirs of deceased awardees; batch disposal of connected writ petitions; Bombay High Court, Coram M.S. Sonak & Jitendra Jain, JJ.; order dated 17 April 2025; rule made absolute without costs.
What did the court decide?
Respondents, particularly NHAI, directed to compute and pay the petitioners solatium and interest in accordance with Union of India v. Tarsem Singh within three months of upload of the order, after verifying entitlement (including lineage of deceased awardees); rule made absolute without costs.