IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 17.11.2025 Raman Kumar and others .......... Petitioners Versus Union of India and others .......... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Aditya Anand, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. D.K. Singal, Advocate for respondent No. 2-NHAI.

Mr. Karunesh Kaushal, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for respondent Nos. 3 & 4.

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HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL)

The petitioners, by way of present writ petition, seek issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus for directing the respondents to grant 100% solatium alongwith interest as per Section 30 of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 for the land acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956.

[2] At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioners restricts the prayer with regard to issuance of directions to the learned Executing Court for expediting the execution proceedings arising out of Execution Petition, i.e. EXE/154/2025 which is based on an award passed in Arbitration Case, i.e. ARB/511/2022, titled “Amarjeet Singh Versus Union of India”, decided on 24.01.2023.

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