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2026 Supreme(Online)(P&H) 82738

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Harkesh Manuja, J
Jagmel Singh – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Ranjit Saini, Nitin Mehta
For the Respondents: Rishi Kaushal, Komal Bishnoi, Puru Jarewal

Table of Content
1. prayer for 100% solatium in land acquisition cases. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. applicability of 100% solatium based on non-payment of compensation by 31.12.2014. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8)
3. entitlement to interest and interest on solatium from award date. (Para 9 , 10)
4. conclusion and disposal of writ petitions. (Para 11 , 12)

HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL)

1. By way of present writ petition, prayer has been made for issuance of direction to the respondents to pay solatium @ 100% along with interest in favour of the petitioner(s)/landowner(s) in terms of Section 30 read with Schedule I of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (for short ‘the 2013 Act’).

2. Briefly stating, some land owned by the petitioner(s)/landowner(s), situated in the revenue estates of villages Mehlam, Mouran, Dhhandoli Khurd, Toor Banjara, Dirba, Rampur Gujjran, Kadail, Khetla, Kakuwaia, Tehsil Sunam Udham Singh Wala, District Sangrur, came to be acquired vide notifications dated 07.08.2013 and 26.02.2014 issued under Sections 3-A and 3-D of the National Highways Act, 1956 (for short ‘the 1956 Act’) respectively. Award under Se

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