IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
SUNITA AGARWAL, D.N.RAY
Satishbhai Viriyabhai Gamit – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL
1. By means of the present petition, the petitioners (35 in number) are seeking the following reliefs:-
“9.1 Be pleased to declare and hold that Sections 3G(5) and 3G(6) of the NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ACT , 1956 as being unconstitutional and ultra vires to Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India;
9.2 Be pleased to quash and set aside the award dated 15.02.2011 (Annexure-P/1), award dated 15.02.2012 (Annexure-P/2) and the supplementary award dated 03.07.2012 (Annexure-P/3) passed by the Competent Authority and Deputy Collector, Vyara to the extent it does not grant solatium and interest amount to petitioners and further be pleased to direct the Competent Authority and Deputy Collector, Vyara to grant solatium and interest amount to petitioners in light of the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Union of India v. Tarsem Singh, (2019) 9 SCC 304;
9.3 Be pleased to direct the Competent Authority and Deputy Collector, Vyara to grant solatium and interest amount to petitioners in light of the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Union of India v. Tarsem Singh, (2019) 9 SCC 304;
9.4 Be pleased to dispense with
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