IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH KULDEEP SINGH AND ANOTHER ...Petitioners Vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ..Respondents

1 The date when the judgment was reserved 01.04.2026 2 The date when the judgment is pronounced 23.04.2026 3 The date when the judgment is uploaded on the website 23.04.2026

4 Whether only operative part of the judgment is Full pronounced or whether the full judgment is pronounced

5 The delay, if any, of the pronouncement of full Not applicable judgment, and reasons thereof.

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Manoj Pundir, Advocate with Mr. Dilpreet, Advocate for the petitioners.

Ms. Komal Bishnoi, Advocate for Mr. Rishi Kaushal, Advocate for the respondents-NHAI.

Mr. Karunesh Kaushal, Asstt.A.G. Punjab.

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HARKESH MANUJA, J.

[1]. The petitioners-landowners, by way of present petition, seek issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to award/pay the statutory benefit of interest @ 9% and 15% respectively on the enhanced compensation from the date of possession till the date of actual payment as per the provisions of Section 72 of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabili