Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
NH Act Acquisition | Solatium & Interest Computed Under 1894 Act for Awards Pre-Dating 01.01.2015 (2013 Act Applicability) : SC
The Supreme Court ruled that for National Highways Act acquisitions, solatium and interest are payable but must be calculated under the 1894 Land Acquisition Act when the Competent Authority's award pre-dates 1 January 2015 - the date the 2013 RFCTLARR Act was extended to highway projects. The 2013 Act's enhanced compensation regime does not apply retrospectively to finalised awards, directly impacting landowners with pre-2015 awards.