HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO.21812 OF 2022 (LA-RES)

C/W WRIT PETITION NO.21508 OF 2022 (LA-RES)

IN WP No.21812/2022 BETWEEN:

SMT. GEETHA SHIVAMURTHY W/O SRI K. SHIVAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MAJOR, R/AT NO.43, ‘SAMRUDHI NILAYA’, 9^TH ‘A’ CROSS, A– SECTOR, YELAHANKA NEW TOWN, BANGALORE-560064.

…PETITIONER Digitally signed by (BY SRI N. DEVADAS, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR MAHALAKSHMI B M SMT. ANASUYA DEVI K.S., ADVOCATE AND Location: HIGH COURT OF SRI MANMOHIT DAS, ADVOCATE)

KARNATAKA AND:

1. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY (MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS)

G-5 & 6, SECTOR-10, DWARAKA, NEW DELHI-110075.

2. THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY (LA)

CUM SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS – NH-4 (NOW NH-48)

KSRTC DEPOT ROAD, CHITRADURGA-577501.

HC-KAR

3. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, NH-4, CHITRADURGA-577501.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHOBHITH N. SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R-1 TO R-3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE PETITION IS ENTITLED FOR SOLATIUM AND INTEREST ON THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION AMOUNT AWARDED AND THE RESPONDENTS ARE LIABLE TO PAY SOLATIUM AND INTEREST UNDER SECTION 23(2) AND SECTION 28 PROVISO OF LA ACT, 1894, AS PER THE LAW DECLARED BY THE HON’BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA IN THE CASE OF UOI – Vs.– TARSEM SINGH – 2019 (9) SCC 304 AND SUNDER –Vs.– UOI 2001 (7) SCC

211 – 5 JUDGES BENCH AND ETC.

IN W.P. NO.21508/2022 BETWEEN:

1. SRI P. YOGANANDAM, S/O. PALANIYAPPA GOUNDER, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, 2. SRI K. AYYASWAMY S/O. P. KUTTIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 3. SRI N. SHEKAR S/O. NATARAJ .R AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 4. SRI R.P. RAMASWAMY S/O. PALANIYAPPA GOUNDER, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, 5. SMT. R. KALYANI W/O. RAMANATHAN, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, HC-KAR

6. SRI M. BALASUBRAMANI S/O. MYLUSWAMY GOUNDER, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, 7. SMT. A. KALAISELVI W/O. LATE ANNADORAI, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 8. SRI. S. NATARAJ S/O. LATE SELLAPPA GOUNDER, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, 9. SRI. K. THANGAMANI S/O. LATE KARPANNA GOUNDER, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 10. SRI. N. NAGARAJA S/O. LATE NAGA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, 11. SRI. V. GOVINDARAJU S/O. VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 12. SRI. SRINIVASA NAIK. R S/O. LATE RANGA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 13. SRI. R.A. RAMESH S/O. R.A. SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, 14. SMT. KANAGESHWARI W/O. R. A. RAMESH, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 15. SRI. R. A. MAHALINGAM S/O. R. A. SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 16. SRI. KRISHNA NAIK S/O. LATE GANYA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, HC-KAR

17. SRI. P. DHARMARAJU S/O. B. K. PALANIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, 18. SRI. M. CHINNASWAMY S/O. MUTHUSWAMY GOUNDER, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, 19. SRI. D. VELUSWAMY S/O. N. DEVI GOUNDER, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, 20. SRI. R. DEVARAJ S/O. K. RAMASWAMY GOUNDER, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 21. SRI. K. VENUGOPAL S/O. KRISHNAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, 22. SRI. LOGANATHAN .R S/O. RAMASWAMY GOUNDER, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, 23. SRI. R. LAKSHMAN S/O. SRI. RANGASWAMY GOUNDER, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, 24. SRI. V. KUMARASWAMY S/O. VELUSWAMY GOUNDER, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF:

ADIVALA FARM – PATTREHALLI, HIRIYUR TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501.

...PETITIONERS (BY SRI N. DEVADAS, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SMT. ANASUYA DEVI K.S., ADVOCATE)

HC-KAR AND:

1. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY (MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS)

G-5 & 6, SECTOR-10, DWARAKA, NEW DELHI-110 075.

REPRESENTED BY DGM (LA).

2. THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY (LA)

CUM SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS – NH-4 (NOW NH-48)

KSRTC DEPOT ROAD, CHITRADURGA-577501.

3. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, NH-4, CHITRADURGA-577501.

...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHOBHITH N. SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R-1 TO R-3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE PETITIONERS ARE ENTITLED FOR SOLATIUM AND INTEREST ON THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION AMOUNT AWARDED AND THE RESPONDENTS A