Nivrutti Mhatarba Avhad, and Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: solatium; interest; statutory benefits; NHAI; Union of India; State of Maharashtra; Union of India v. Tarsem Singh (2019) 9 SCC 304; modification order 30 July 2021 (M.A.D. No.2572/2020 in C.A. No.7086/2019); review rejected 4 February 2025 (MCA No.1773/2021 in C.A. No.7064/2019); three-month compliance; entitlement and lineage verification; rule made absolute; no costs; batch disposal of writ petitions led by W.P. 7227 of 2021; Bombay High Court Division Bench (M.S. Sonak & Jitendra Jain, JJ.); 17 April 2025.
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 v. Tarsem Singh ((2019) 9 SCC 304) within three months of uploading the order, after verifying entitlement (and lineage of deceased awardees); no costs.