Supreme Court To Hear NHAI’s Review Plea On Farmer Compensation In Open Court

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The Supreme Court will hear NHAI’s review plea against its 2019 judgment that granted retrospective compensation benefits to farmers whose land was acquired for highways.

NHAI claims the retrospective implementation could cost the government ₹32,000 crore and reopen thousands of old acquisition cases.

The outcome could set a major precedent for future land acquisition and compensation policies across India.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear in open court a review petition filed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), challenging an earlier judgment that granted retrospective compensation and interest benefits to farmers whose land was acquired under the National Highways Act.

A bench led by Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan issued a notice in