Dhondu Sampat Jadhav vs The Government Of India Thr Deputy ...

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Judges (2)

Aarti Sathe Coram G.S. Kulkarni Delivered

Parties (4)

Government of India Respondent National Highways Authority of India Respondent Dhondu Sampat Jadhav Petitioner Madhav Bandu Pawar Petitioner

Case Significance

Dhondu Sampat Jadhav vs The Government Of India Thr Deputy ... is a Bombay High Court decision dated December 18, 2025 (citation: ik-137025710). Multiple landowners filed connected writ petitions seeking solatium and interest on land acquisition awards under Section 23(1A) and (2) read with Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, in respect of land acquired for national highway projects. The Court directed petitioners to furnish copies of the land acquisition awards to the Competent Authority, which must compute solatium and interest within eight weeks, with NHAI to deposit such amounts within three months, subject to the outcom The bench comprised Justices Aarti Sathe and G.S. Kulkarni. The judgment was delivered by Justice G.S. Kulkarni.

Summary

Multiple landowners filed connected writ petitions seeking solatium and interest on land acquisition awards under Section 23(1A) and (2) read with Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, in respect of land acquired for national highway projects. The Court directed petitioners to furnish copies of the land acquisition awards to the Competent Authority, which must compute solatium and interest within eight weeks, with NHAI to deposit such amounts within three months, subject to the outcome of NHAI's review petition pending before the Supreme Court in Union of India vs Tarsem Singh.

What was the outcome of Dhondu Sampat Jadhav vs The Government Of India Thr Deputy ...?

Multiple landowners filed connected writ petitions seeking solatium and interest on land acquisition awards under Section 23(1A) and (2) read with Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, in resp...

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