Ramswarup Ram v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand writ petition (W.P.(C) 5912 of 2023, decided 20.08.2024, Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi): four Garhwa landowners seeking higher/enhanced compensation; counsel for State and NHAI stated quantum grievance lies outside the writ petition and is addressable via arbitration under section 34 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 in light of section 3-G(6) National Highways Act, 1956; Court disposed of the petition with liberty to pursue that alternative remedy; relevant to land-acquisition compensation disputes involving NHAI projects where the writ route is abandoned in favour of the statutory arbitration remedy; filing defects ignored.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioners to avail the alternative remedy (arbitration under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 in light of section 3-G(6) provisions of the National Highways Act, 1956); the petition itself was not adjudicated further.