Bhagwan Dattatray Aswale and Ors. v. the Government of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court writ petitions (W.P. 12952/2022 – legal heir of deceased Trambak Chotu Pawar; W.P. 4139/2024 – Bhagwan Dattatray Aswale & Ors. v. Union/Govt. of India & Ors., NHAI included) disposed by common order dated 17 April 2025 (Sonak & Jain JJ.). Petitioners granted benefit of solatium and interest per Supreme Court decision Union of India v. Tarsem Singh (2019) 9 SCC 304, as modified by MAD No. 2572 of 2020 in CA No. 7086 of 2019 (30.07.2021) and post-review order dated 04.02.2025 in MCA No. 1773 of 2021 in CA No. 7064 of 2019; payment directed within three months; entitlement and lineage verification required where awardees deceased; rule made absolute, no costs; reasoning of 08.04.2025 order adopted.
What did the court decide?
Rule made absolute in all writ petitions; respondents including NHAI directed to compute and pay solatium and interest in accordance with Union of India vs. Tarsem Singh and Ors. within three months of uploading the order, subject to verification of entitlement/lineage, without any cost order.