Dismisses NHAI’s Plea for Prospective Application of Tarsem Singh Judgment: Holds That ‘Solatium’ and ‘Interest’ Must Be Granted to All Landowners Affected Between 1997-2015

Supreme Court Dismisses NHAI’s Plea for Prospective Application of Tarsem Singh Judgment: Holds That ‘Solatium’ and ‘Interest’ Must Be Granted to All Landowners Affected Between 1997-2015

Supreme Court Upholds Retrospective Application of Tarsem Singh (2019) Judgment: “Landowners Whose Lands Were Acquired Under the NHAI Act Between 1997-2015 Entitled to Solatium and Interest; Financial Burden Not a Justification to Deny Compensation”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court dismissed the Miscellaneous Application filed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), affirming that the judgment in Union of India v. Tarsem Singh (2019)…

Rawlaw February 4, 2025