Dattu Supdu Patil and Others v. the Govt. of India and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Solatium 30% and interest 15% claims under Union of India vs. Tarsem Singh [(2019) 9 SCC 304]; Representations/Applications pending October-2019 to August-2024 before concerned Authorities; Apex Court Review Petition by NHAI heard, judgment reserved (order dated 23.02.2026); directions to decide representations and calculate solatium, component and interest within eight (8) weeks after opportunity of hearing; Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench, Division Bench; 2026:BHC-AUG:13144-DB; Writ Petition Nos. 3855/2020, 3837/2020, 3848/2020, 5920/2025, 9617/2025, 9618/2025, 9619/2025, 9620/2025; Judges N. B. Suryawanshi and Vaishali Patil-Jadhav; advocates Ajeet B. Kale, Sakshi A. Kale, P. K. Lakhotiya (AGP), D. P. Madkar, D. S. Manorkar, U. B. Bondar, Nitin Solunke, Rahul Bagul, Suresh W. Munde, S. S. Deve, Borulkar, Sarwadnya.
What did the court decide?
All eight Writ Petitions disposed of with directions that (i) the decision in the Review Petition in Tarsem Singh delivered by the Hon'ble Apex Court be brought to the notice of the concerned Authorities; (ii) the Petitioners' Applications/Representations be decided taking that decision into consideration; and (iii) the amount of solatium, component and interest be calculated accordingly — in each case within eight (8) weeks, after giving opportunity of hearing to all the concerned parties.