Supreme Court of India

Manav Bhanot v. National Highway Authority of India

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Bench J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran JJ.
Decided 8 September 2026

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What the Court ordered

We, hence, allow the appeal only to the extent of directing that the compensation as determined by the Arbitration Award, shall be conferred with solatium, interest and interest on solatium as provided under the Act of 1894, for which the matter is remanded to the Competent Authority for the purpose of computation and disbursal by the Government to the appellant herein.

Judgment, 27

In brief

The appellant's land at Jabalpur was acquired for a national highway under the National Highways Act, 1956 — Section 3A notification published in the Gazette on 07.06.2011, the Section 3D declaration on 20.01.2012, and notice for determination of compensation on 01.09.2012. The Competent Authority determined compensation on 11.07.2014 (total Rs.3,47,38,287/-), and the appellant received his share of Rs.49,17,000/- on 13.10.2014, disputing the quantum.…

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