Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; WPC No. 3181 of 2021; Shankerlal v. Union of India and others; single bench of Amitendra Kishore Prasad; order dated 20/04/2026; Section 3G(5), National Highways Authority Act, 1956 ('NHAI Act'); interest on delayed highway land-acquisition compensation; alternative efficacious remedy; petition disposed of with direction to file application before NHAI authorities; application to be decided on own merits; no precedent cited; no quantum stated.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to approach the NHAI authorities and file a suitable application under Section 3G(5) of the NHAI Act to claim interest upon the delayed compensation; any such application to be decided in accordance with law on its own merits. ¶26