IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 14.07.2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ W.P.No.25081 of 2025 Mr.Ramasamy ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The District Collector, Arbitrator, Villupuram Villupuram District.

2. The Competent Authority The Special District Revenue Officer (LA)

National High Ways No.68, Door No.3B//8, Ram Nagar Road, Swarnapuri (2nd Gate)

Salem – 636 004.

3. The Project Director, National Highways Authority of India No.212-3/D3-1, Sri Nagar Colony Narasothipatti, Salem – 636 004. ... Respondents Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1^st respondent / District Collector to pass an appropriate orders by granting solatium and interest to the petitioner as directed by the Hon'ble Principal District Judge, Villupuram in Arb.OP.60 of 2022 dated 29.07.2024 and in the light of the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Tarsem Singh case reported in (2019) 9 SCC – 304 and the order passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Clarification Petition No.7064 of 2019, reported in 2025 SCC Online – 235 and direct the 2^nd respondent to release the said solatium and interest to the petitioner.

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