THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18988 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners claim to be the owners of various extents of agricultural land in different survey numbers of Davuluru Village, Kankipadu Mandal, Krishna District, abutting National Highway No.9. The second respondent i.e. National Highway Authority of India proposed to widen the Highway from the existing two lane to four lane. Notification under Section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (for short ‘the Act’) was published on 10.11.2008. Thereafter, a declaration under Section 3D of the Act was also published on 24.09.2009. The grievance of the petitioners is two fold, namely, that the road is being widened only on one side, adversely, affecting their rights and that the notification did not mention the relevant sub- divisions of the survey numbers of the lands of the petitioners. The respondents filed a counter-affidavit stating that the acquisition had to be resorted to as per the alignment, determined according to technical aspects and that even if there is any omission to mention the names of the petitioners or particulars of the land, they can be agitated during the course of award enquiry under Section 3G of the Act. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the respondents. The Act contemplates a procedure, which is akin to the one under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Though notifications in the form of proposal and declaration are published, the affected persons can, certainly, put forward their objections in the award enquiry. It can be not only as regards the title or entitlement to receive compensation, but also in relation to the alignment or other related matters. The particulars mentioned in the notifications are not final. The petitioners can put forward all their objections, be it, as regards the alignment or entitlement to receive compensation. Even if their contentions are not totally accepted, the Act provides for further remedies in the form of reference similar to the one under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, leaving it open to the petitioners to submit their objections and claims in the course of enquiry under Section 3G of the Act. The third respondent shall take the same into account and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:02.12.2009 kdl