Sandhya Patel v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Land acquisition; National Highways Act, S. 3(A); compensation for land used for N.H.-6 construction without acquisition; mutual consent scheme; NHAI; sale deed execution; deposit of compensation within one month; writ petitions disposed of without merits; Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPC No. 56 of 2021; WPC No. 87 of 2021; khasra nos. 212/11, 212/12, 211/3, 212/3; Village Basna; Saraipali; District Mahasamund; Annexure-R/2 dated 25.07.2018; Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi, J.; decided 23/04/2026.
What did the court decide?
Both writ petitions disposed of without deciding merits; NHAI directed to complete execution of the sale deed under the mutual consent scheme and other proceedings proposed by the SDO (Revenue)/Competent Authority and accepted by the petitioners, with both parties to cooperate, and the compensation amount to be deposited by NHAI before the Competent Authority within one month.