Dnyaneshwar Rambhau Khade v. the Union of India through Its Secretary Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court writ petitions 2025; NHAI national highway land acquisition; compensation withheld as project kept on hold pending Central Government decision; disposal by consent in terms of Yashwant Namdev Dhatrak v. NHAI (WP 3369/2025, order dated 06.11.2025); payment of award amount with permissible interest within six weeks failing Government decision; intimation if acquisition dropped; contentions on quashing award kept open; no costs; Coram G. S. Kulkarni & Aarti Sathe, JJ.; date 19 November 2025.
What did the court decide?
Petitions disposed of in terms of paragraphs 7(i) to 7(v) of the order in Yashwant Namdev Dhatrak (supra): NHAI to pay the award amount with permissible interest if the Central Government takes no decision on the acquisition within six weeks; immediate intimation to petitioners and competent authority if the acquisition is dropped; all contentions kept open; no costs.