Anil Kumar Tiwari v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Anil Kumar Tiwari v. The State of Jharkhand and others (including Deputy Commissioner Garhwa; District Land Acquisition Officer cum Competent Authority Garhwa; Additional Collector cum Arbitrator Garhwa; National Highway Authority of India through its Chairman; Project Director, NHAI Complex, Sector 2A, Bidhan Nagar, Durgapur), W.P.(C) No. 2423 of 2024, High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi, decided 20.08.2024 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi. Subject: prayer for payment of higher amount of highway compensation; petitioner aggrieved with quantum; relegated to alternative remedy under Section 3-G(6) of the National Highways Act, 1956 read with Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Disposition: petition disposed of with liberty to pursue the alternative remedy. No precedents cited; no monetary amounts stated; no dissent.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to avail the alternative remedy under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 in light of section 3-G(6) of the National Highways Act, 1956.