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SHARAD KUMAR SHARMA
Universal Construction Machinery and Equipment Limited – Appellant
Versus
National Highway Authority of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sharad Kumar Sharma, J.
The petitioner in the present writ petition had prayed for the following reliefs:-
ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature Mandamus directing the respondents to pay statutory interest along with penal interest calculated on Rs 2,06,43,507/- (Rupees Two Crores Six Lakhs, Forty Three Thousand Five Hundred & Seven only) from the Date of Possession to the Date of Amount Received;
iii. Issue any other writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper.
iv. award Cost of the Petition.”
2. In fact the relief of payment of the interest, which has been determined by
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