IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 27.02.2026 Ujagar Singh .......... Petitioner Versus Union of India and others .......... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Satbir Rathore, Advocate for the petitioner-landowner. Mr. Rishi Kaushal, Advocate for respondent No. 2-NHAI.

Mr. Athar Ahmad, DAG, Punjab for respondent No. 3.

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HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL)

The petitioner-landowner, by way of present petition, seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to pay the similar amount of compensation as has been awarded to the identically placed landowners in accordance with an arbitral Award dated 23.11.2020 (Annexure P-7) passed by the Commissioner, Jalandhar Division-cum-Arbitrator (hereinafter to be referred as “Arbitrator”) in case No. MA-171-2011, titled “Waryam Singh Versus Union of India and others”; later upheld by the Court of Additional District Judge, Jalandhar vide decision dated 13.02.2023 (Annexure P-8) passed in arbitration case / CIS No. ARB / 396 / 2021, titled “Union of India and another Versus Waryam Singh and others”

FACTS [2] Briefly stating, some land owned by the petitioner situ