Om Parkash v. State of Haryana and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court disposed of a writ petition regarding unpaid solatium and interest for land acquisition. It directed the competent authority to determine the claim within one month and issue a supplementary award within four months, relying on Supreme Court and High Court precedents.
What did the court decide?
Queen Court directed petitioner to apply for benifits within one month; authority to determine claim and pass supplementary award within four months if entitled.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Civil Writ Petition No.20950 of 2016 Date of Decision: October 05, 2016
Om Parkash
......Petitioner
versus
The State of Haryana and others
.....Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUDIP AHLUWALIA.
- Present: Mr.Sandeep Kumar Rana, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Palika Monga, DAG, Haryana. Mr.Sunil Kumar Sharma, Senior Panel Counsel for UOI. Mr.Rishi Kaushal, Advocate for NHAI.
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- Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to solatium and interest under the 1894 Act for land acquired for National Highway.
Whether Supreme Court directions in Golden Iron & Steel Forgings case and Sunita Mehra case apply to pending proceedings.
What procedure the competent authority must follow to determine the petitioner's claim.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
OM PARKASH
- respondent
STATE OF HARYANA
- respondent
UNION OF INDIA
- respondent
NHAI
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Punjab & Haryana HC
- Decided on
- · October
- Registered
- Case no.
- CWP/20950/2016
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