Punjab-Haryana High Court
National Highways Authority Of India vs Layak Ram And Ors on 30 April, 2026
Author: Jasgurpreet Singh Puri
Bench: Jasgurpreet Singh Puri
CR-885-2026 and other connected cases -1-
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
Date of decision: 30.04.2026
(1) CR-885-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
LAHARI SINGH AND OTHERS
...Respondent(s)
(2) CR-886-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
MAHI PAL AND OTHERS
...Respondent(s)
(3) CR-887-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
AMI CHAND THROUGH LRS
...Respondent(s)
(4) CR-888-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
VINOD KUMAR
...Respondent(s)
CHETAN THAKUR
2026.05.01 18:46
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authenticity of this order/judgment.
CR-885-2026 and other connected cases -2-
(5) CR-889-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
SHISHPAL AND OTHERS THROUGH LRS
...Respondent(s)
(6) CR-890-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
SUKHBIR SINGH THROUGH LRS
...Respondent(s)
(7) CR-891-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
LAL AND ANOTHER
...Respondent(s)
(8) CR-892-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
DAYA CHAND AND OTHERS
...Respondent(s)
(9) CR-893-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
MANGAL AND OTHERS
...Respondent(s)
CHETAN THAKUR
2026.05.01 18:46
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CR-885-2026 and other connected cases -3-
(10) CR-894-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
RAJPAL AND OTHERS
...Respondent(s)
(11) CR-895-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
DHARAMBIR SINGH THROUGH LRS AND OTHERS
...Respondent(s)
(12) CR-896-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
SMT. KIRAN
...Respondent(s)
(13) CR-906-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
SMT. REKHA
...Respondent(s)
(14) CR-907-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
KEWAL SINGH THROUGH LRS
...Respondent(s)
CHETAN THAKUR
2026.05.01 18:46
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CR-885-2026 and other connected cases -4-
(15) CR-908-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
VINOD KUMAR
...Respondent(s)
(16) CR-914-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
PUSHPA AND OTHERS
...Respondent(s)
(17) CR-916-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
JAGRAM THROUGH LRS
...Respondent(s)
(18) CR-933-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
HET RAM AND OTHERS
...Respondent(s)
(19) CR-937-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
LAYAK RAM AND ORS
...Respondent(s)
CHETAN THAKUR
2026.05.01 18:46
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CR-885-2026 and other connected cases -5-
(20) CR-943-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
SUKHBIR SINGH THROUGH LRS
...Respondent(s)
(21) CR-955-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
RAMESH
...Respondent(s)
(22) CR-956-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
SMT. DAYAWATI
...Respondent(s)
(23) CR-957-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
GUNNI
...Respondent(s)
(24) CR-958-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
FAKIR CHAND AND OTHERS
...Respondent(s)
CHETAN THAKUR
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CR-885-2026 and other connected cases -6-
(25) CR-959-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
RANG LAL AND OTHERS
...Respondent(s)
(26) CR-960-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
KAMAL AND OTHERS
...Respondent(s)
(27) CR-961-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
JEETAN ALIAS JEET SINGH
...Respondent(s)
(28) CR-962-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
ROOP CHAND AND OTHERS
...Respondent(s)
(29) CR-963-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
PRABHATI THROUGH LRS
...Respondent(s)
CHETAN THAKUR
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CR-885-2026 and other connected cases -7-
(30) CR-965-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
JAGAT AND OTHERS
...Respondent(s)
(31) CR-967-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
MAHENDER SINGH AND ANOTHER
...Respondent(s)
(32) CR-976-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
AJIT SINGH AND OTHERS
...Respondent(s)
(33) CR-977-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
MAHAVIR SINGH THROUGH HIS LRS
...Respondent(s)
(34) CR-985-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
SEWAK RAM
...Respondent(s)
CHETAN THAKUR
2026.05.01 18:46
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authenticity of this order/judgment.
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(35) CR-986-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
SEWAK RAM
...Respondent(s)
(36) CR-987-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
LAKHAN LAL
...Respondent(s)
(37) CR-988-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
BABU RAM AND OTHERS
...Respondent(s)
(38) CR-989-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
MADAN SINGH
...Respondent(s)
(39) CR-990-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
CHIDDA THROUGH LRS
...Respondent(s)
CHETAN THAKUR
2026.05.01 18:46
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CR-885-2026 and other connected cases -9-
(40) CR-992-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
SANJAY AND OTHERS
...Respondent(s)
(41) CR-995-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
SATYAWATI THROUGH HER LRS
...Respondent(s)
(42) CR-996-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
AJIT SINGH
...Respondent(s)
(43) CR-997-2026
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
...Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
SUKHBIR SINGH AND OTHERS
...Respondent(s)
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI
Present:- Mr. K. S. Kang, Advocate and
Ms. Khushi Bhatia, Advocate
for the petitioner-NHAI.
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CHETAN THAKUR
2026.05.01 18:46
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CR-885-2026 and other connected cases -10-
JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J. (Oral)
1. All the Civil Revision Petitions are taken up together for final disposal since the issue involved in all these cases is similar.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner-NHAI submitted that the prayer made in all these Civil Revision Petitions is for issuance of appropriate directions to the concerned learned District Judge for expeditious disposal of the applications under Section 36(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, filed in the objection petition under Section 34 of the Act, which are pending adjudication. He further submitted that during the pendency of the present petitions, a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) has been issued by the petitioner-NHAI, wherein it has been decided that instead of filing petitions under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for seeking expeditious disposal of the pending applications under Section 36(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will first approach the concerned Court of the District Judge for seeking expeditious disposal and in the present cases also, the petitioner-NHAI has already filed appropriate applications before the concerned Court for seeking expeditious disposal of the applications under Section 36(2) of the Act, which are still pending.
3. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court is of the considered view that since during the pendency of the present petitions, the petitioner-NHAI has already moved the applications before the concerned Court seeking expeditious disposal of the applications under Section 36(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and as the relief claimed in the present CHETAN THAKUR 2026.05.01 18:46 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.
CR-885-2026 and other connected cases -11- Civil Revision Petitions is identical, no further orders are required to be passed by this Court.
4. Consequently, the present Civil Revision Petitions are dismissed, at this stage.
5. A photocopy of this order be placed on the files of other connected cases.
(JASGURPREET SINGH PURI)
30.04.2026 JUDGE
Chetan Thakur
Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No
Whether reportable : Yes/No
CHETAN THAKUR
2026.05.01 18:46
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