Gangadhar Dattatray Shivale Decd. Thr Lhrs Sindhubai Gangadhar Shivale and Ors. v. the Union of India Thr. Deputy Secretary Ministry of Shipping and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay HC Division Bench (Sonak & Jain, JJ.), 17-04-2025, 2025:BHC-AS:18095-DB: batch disposal of connected writ petitions (incl. WPs 7227/2021, 7509/2021, WP(ST) 25771/2021, WPs 2867, 2853, 2868, 2865, 2849, 2960, 2851/2022, 2833/2024, 8217, 9841, 10218, 10220, 10224, 10230, 14332, 14358/2023, 3192, 4140, 4615, 4665, 11084, 16155/2024, WP(ST) 1979/2024, WPs 9511, 9513, 9533, 9534, 9546, 10165, 10171, 10173, 11005, 11069, 11070/2024) seeking solatium and interest per Union of India v. Tarsem Singh (2019) 9 SCC 304 as modified 30-07-2021 (MAD 2572/2020 in CA 7086/2019; review rejected 04-02-2025 in MCA 1773/2021 in CA 7064/2019). Direction to respondents/NHAI to pay within three months; entitlement verification and lineage proof where deceased awardees; rule made absolute, no costs; act on authenticated copy; reasoning of earlier HC order dated 08-04-2025 adopted.
What did the court decide?
Rule made absolute in all the writ petitions: respondents, particularly NHAI, directed to compute and pay the petitioners' solatium and interest in accordance with the principles and directions in Union of India v. Tarsem Singh (2019) 9 SCC 304 (as modified), within three months of upload, subject to verification of entitlement and establishment of lineage where original awardees have expired; no cost order; parties to act on authenticated copy.