National Highways Act 1956

Supreme Court Fixes the Cut-Off Date for Solatium in National Highway Land Acquisitions

Deciding a long-running dispute over which compensation regime governs highway land acquisitions, the Supreme Court has held that the reference date is the Competent Authority's own determination of compensation under the National Highways Act, 1956 — not the date the acquisition proceedings began, and not a later arbitral award on a disputed quantum.