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NHAI v. Ajeet Kumar and Others

Himachal Pradesh HC2 Jun 2026OMP/400/2026

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What is this about?

NHAI Vs. Ajeet Kumar and Ors.; Arb. Appeal No. 363 of 2025; OMP No. 400 of 2026; release of deposited compensation amount; 50% interim release pending appeal; security and refund undertaking with up-to-date interest; Registrar (Judicial); land/house acquired 2020; enhanced compensation not received; Romesh Verma, Judge; decided 02.06.2026.

What did the court decide?

Release of 50% of the total awarded compensation amount to applicant/respondent No.1 by remittance to his savings bank account (Annexure A-1), subject to furnishing of security and an undertaking to refund the entire released amount with up-to-date interest without protest or objection if the appeal is allowed; security to be furnished within three weeks to the satisfaction of the learned Registrar (Judicial). ¶10

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the compensation amount deposited in the Registry of this Court (pursuant to the stay on the impugned judgment) should be released to applicant/respondent No.1, whose land/house was acquired in 2020 and who has not received any enhanced compensation till date.

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Court's answer

50% of the total awarded amount of compensation is ordered to be released in favour of applicant/respondent No.1, by remitting the same into his savings bank account, the particulars whereof have been appended as Annexure A-1.

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Ratio / Principle

The release is subject to furnishing of security by applicant/respondent No.1, with an undertaking that in the event of the appeal being allowed he shall refund the entire amount so released, along with up-to-date interest, without any protest or objection.

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Key takeaways

Applicant/respondent No.1 is directed to furnish security of his own land or any other land owner's land (submitting papers of title) within three weeks, to the satisfaction of the learned Registrar (Judicial).ratio¶10

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Arb. Appeal No. 363 of 2025 (NHAI Vs. Ajeet Kumar and Ors.) — Order dated 02.06.2026 by Romesh Verma, Judge, disposing of application OMP No. 400 of 2026 filed by respondent No.1 for release of the compensation amount deposited in the Registry pursuant to the stay of operation and execution of the impugned judgment. The Court ordered release of 50% of the total awarded compensation into respondent No.1's savings bank account (Annexure A-1), subject to furnishing of security and an undertaking to refund the entire released amount with up-to-date interest, without protest or objection, if the appeal is allowed; security (of the applicant's own land or any other land owner's land, with title papers) to be furnished within three weeks to the satisfaction of the learned Registrar (Judicial). Background: applicant's land/house stood acquired in 2020 and no enhanced compensation had been received till date; per the Registry's report, the awarded amount stands deposited by the appellant.

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NHAI Vs. Ajeet Kumar and Ors.

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Arb. Appeal No. 363 of 2025

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02.06.2026 Present: Ms. Abhidha Bhardwaj, Proxy Counsel, for the appellant.

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Mr. Shivalik Bhaik, Proxy Counsel, for the respondents.

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OMP No. 400 of 2026

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The instant application has been filed by respondent

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No.1 for the release of compensation amount. It has been averred

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in the application that this Court had stayed the operation and execution of the impugned judgment, subject to the deposit of entire compensation amount alongwith upto date interest in the Registry of this Court. It has further been averred that the applicant is in dire need of money as the land/house of the applicant stood acquired in the year 2020 and till date he has not received any amount of enhanced compensation. Therefore, it has been prayed that the compensation amount may be ordered to be released in favour of the applicant/respondent No.1.

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As per report of the Registry, the awarded amount stands deposited by the appellant in the Registry of this Court. In view of the averments as made in the application, which are duly supported by an affidavit and in view of the submissions as made by learned vice counsel for the applicant/respondent No.1, 50% of the total awarded amount of compensation is ordered to be

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released in favour of applicant/respondent No.1, by remitting the same in his saving bank account, the particulars whereof have been appended as Annexure A-1. The aforesaid release of the compensation amount shall be subject to the furnishing of security by the applicant/respondent No.1, with an undertaking that, in the event of the appeal being allowed, the applicant/ respondent No. 1 shall refund the entire amount so released, along with up-to-date interest, without any protest or objection. The applicant/ respondent No.1 is directed to furnish the security of his own land or any other land owner submitting the papers of the title within a period of three weeks from today to the satisfaction of the learned Registrar ( Judicial). The application stands disposed of.

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( Romesh Verma ) Judge 2^nd June, 2026 (sushma)

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