Ramnath Govida Jaybhave Since Decd Thr Legal Heirs v. the Union of India Thr the Deputy Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Solatium; interest; statutory benefits under Sections 23 and 28, Land Acquisition Act 1894; NHAI; Union of India v. Tarsem Singh (2019) 9 SCC 304; Jagannath Vishnu Pawar W.P. 16370/2023 (Bombay HC, order dated 07.10.2025); Manidhari Realtors W.P. 7224/2022; SLP (C) 36306/2025; review dismissed February 2025; pending Miscellaneous Application, no interim stay; Competent Authority / Special Land Acquisition Officer; Project Director NHAI; deposit and disbursement directions; quantum of solatium and interest kept open; batch writ petitions 2025-2026; Collector, Nashik; Bombay High Court, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction; compensation; national highway land acquisition.
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions allowed and disposed of with directions: (i) petitioners to furnish award copies to the Competent Authority/Special Land Acquisition Officer within two weeks; (ii) Competent Authority to compute amounts of solatium and interest payable and intimate the Project Director, NHAI within six weeks of receipt of award copies; (iii) Project Director, NHAI to accept the computation and deposit the amounts with the Competent Authority within six weeks; (iv) Competent Authority to disburse the received amounts to the petitioners; (v) all contentions on quantum of solatium and interest under Sections 23 and 28 expressly kept open; pending applications disposed of.