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2025 landslide in Shimla Act of God, NHAI tells NGT, rejects compensation claimThe National Highways Authority of India has told the National Green Tribunal that it is not liable for compensation for agricultural land ...
SC issues pan-India directions for road safety, says expressways should not become corridor of perilThe Supreme Court has mandated new nationwide road safety rules. Heavy vehicles are now banned from parking on expressways, except at desig...
Delhi-Dehradun Expressway not fully operational yet? How one 1,600 sq m house is blocking the ₹12,000 crore connectivity projectEven after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway on April 14, 2026, a small two-storey house named “Swabhi...
India highway sector sees 7-year low in construction and new project awards2025-26 marked a pivotal moment in India’s transport landscape as highway development and new project allocations sank to levels unseen in ...
SC says fair compensation can’t depend on financial burdenThe Supreme Court of India has ruled that financial burden cannot be a reason to deny fair compensation in land acquisition cases. The Nati...
Pre-2018 land acquisition cases can't be reopened for grant of compensation with interest: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has indicated that land acquisition cases from before 2018 will not be reopened for additional compensation with interest...
Supreme Court issues notice on NHAI’s plea seeking review of ruling on retrospective solatium and interest paymentsThe Supreme Court has issued notice on the National Highway Authority of India's plea. NHAI seeks review of a judgment granting retrospecti...
SC to hear in open court NHAI's plea for review of verdict on compensation to farmersThe Supreme Court will hear the National Highway Authority of India's plea. This plea seeks to review a past verdict. The verdict stated th...
Supreme Court rules 2019 judgment on land compensation applies retrospectivelyThe Supreme Court has ruled that its 2019 judgment granting solatium and interest for lands acquired by the National Highways Authority of ...
Supreme Court asks NHAI to pay higher compensation to Uttar Pradesh farmersThe top court also permitted the landowners/farmers to withdraw the compensation amount deposited with the concerned district court along w...
SC upholds Centre's notification to acquire land for NHAI's Chennai-Salem highwayThe Chennai-Salem eight-lane greenfield expressway project was proposed on a stretch of 277.300-km passes through agricultural as well as r...
Govt duty-bound to ensure that land owners get compensated: Bombay High CourtOn acquisition of land for public purpose the government body must ensure that the owners whose land gets acquired are paid compensation/aw...
Fund crunch, land cost may slow down highway projectsThe situation is so grim that in Jharkhand, J&K, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Goa, NHAI does not plan to take up any stretch this year.
Not just people, even states profiting from new land lawThe states continue charging administrative fee from NHAI, at times as high as 20%, even as the Centre's compensation outgo has gone up by ...
Work on 10-lane Bengaluru-Mysuru highway to begin by DecemberOnce the expressway is ready, it will take just 90 minutes to reach Mysuru from Bengaluru," Public Works Minister HC Mahadevappa said.
Delhi-Meerut E-way: Dasna-Meerut stretch gets green nodThe Centre has given its green nod to construction of Dasna-Meerut six-lane connector under Delhi-Meerut Expressway at a cost of Rs 1,658 c...
CAG report: Railways took 5 years to clear Andhra Pradesh overbridgeRailways took 1,946 days (5 years and 3 months) to approve ROB in the case of Vijaywada-Chilakaluripet highway project.
Builders, lenders can benefit from proposed changes in road contractsProviding more comfort to lenders, NHAI has proposed co-insurance for lenders/ bankers, which will help them cover their risk in case of pr...
NHAI petition baseless: Jayanti NatrajanGovernment sources said Jayanthi Natarajan has briefed Manmohan Singh and the Cabinet about the matter.
- NH widening stalled by LDF govt’s conditions
The UPA government and Left Democratic Front government of Kerala have once again locked horns over widening of national highways through s...