Shri. Dada Baban Avhad and Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court batch order dated 17 April 2025 (M.S. Sonak & Jitendra Jain, JJ.) disposing of writ petitions claiming Tarsem Singh benefits: solatium and interest on compensation to be computed and paid by respondents including NHAI within three months; verification of entitlement and lineage of deceased awardees required before payment; Tarsem Singh (2019) 9 SCC 304 applied as modified 30 July 2021 (MA Diary No.2572 of 2020 in CA No.7086 of 2019); review rejected 4 February 2025 (MCA No.1773 of 2021 in CA No.7064 of 2019); rule made absolute; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Respondents, including particularly NHAI, directed to compute and pay the petitioners solatium and interest in accordance with the principles and directions issued in Union of India vs. Tarsem Singh and Ors. ((2019) 9 SCC 304) within three months of upload of the order; authorities to verify entitlement status and lineage before paying statutory benefits; rule made absolute without any cost order.