IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 16TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 27TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 3184 of 2010(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. BAMBI RAJAN, S/O.SANKU PERUMTHATTAN, VADANAPPALLI HOUSE, P.O.VALAPPAD, KOTHAKULAM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. RJESH.V.S., S/O.SREEDHARAN PERUMTHATTAN, VADANAPPALLI HOUSE, P.O.VATANAPPALLI, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. SHEEJA KESAVA BABU, W/O.KESAVA BABU, VAIKKATTIL HOUSE, P.O.VATANAPPALLI, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 4. MRS.CHANDRIKA MENON, W/O.K.D.MENON, KONGATTIL HOUSE, P.O. VATANAPPALLI, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 5. V.P.SASIDHARAN, S/O.V.R.PADMANABHAN, VAIKKATTIL HOUSE, P.O.VATANAPPALLI, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.S.SUJIN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, G(5&6), SECTOR-10, DWARAKA, NEW DELHI-110 075. 2. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY (LA), KUTTIPPURAM- EDAPPALLY NH 17, KODUNGALLOOR. 3. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARYT TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT, NEW DELHI. ADV. SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDI FOR R3 SRI.THOMAS ANTONY FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.3184 OF 2010 (W) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T Prayer sought in this writ petition is a direction to the respondents to consider the representations filed by the petitioners seeking modification of the alignment proposed by the National Highway Authorities for widening NH-17. In my view, these are matters for the experts of the National Highway Authorities to decide. The National Highways Act, 1956 itself provides that in cases of acquisitions, notification under Section 3-A should be published and that thereupon the aggrieved parties have an opportunity to raise their contentions before the concerned authorities. In view of this I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition. Writ Petition fails and is dismissed. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/ WPC.No. /09 :2 :