Raj Bala and Another v. Union of India and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Himachal Pradesh High Court, Sandeep Sharma J., 18.12.2024 — batch disposal of four Article 226 writs (CWPs 573, 588, 998, 3330 of 2019) seeking full compensation under award no. 21/2 and an award for land bearing structures; Court found parties already before the Arbitrator under S. 3G(5), National Highways Act 1956, declined interference, kept all pleas open before the Arbitrator, allowed application for release of awarded amounts (four weeks), and ordered respondent No.2 to deposit differential amounts in the Court Registry within six weeks.
What did the court decide?
Petitions (with pending applications) disposed of: parties left free to press all pleas before the Arbitrator assessing compensation; claimants permitted to seek release of the awarded amount before the Arbitrator (decision preferred within four weeks); respondent No.2 directed to deposit any undeposited differential amount in the Court Registry within six weeks.