IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 19TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 25521 of 2009(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- S.JAYARAM, AGED 42 YEARS, S/O.V.K.SIVADAS, 'PANICKER BHAVAN', AMBALATHINKARA, KAZHAKOOTTAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.SOORAJ T.ELENJICKAL SRI.K.NIRMALAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND THE MANAGER(T) NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITIES OF INDIA, PIU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.THOMAS ANTONY FOR R2 GP K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/02/2010,ALONG WITH WPC NO. 25529 OF 2009 WPC NO. 32687 OF 2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J ------------------- W.P.(C)s.25521, 25529 & 32687/2009 -------------------- Dated this the 8th day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT 1. The challenge in these writ petitions is regarding the steps taken for acquisition of property belonging to the petitioners for widening the Kazhakoottam – Korani National Highway. It is now disclosed that respondents have published a notification as provided under Section 3A of the National Highway Act, 1956, (in short 'the Act'). 2. If a notification is published as above, any person interested in the land notified is entitled to file objections as provided under Section 3C of the Act. Therefore, leaving it open to the petitioners to file their objections urging all the contentions which they have urged before this Court and directing that in the event the same is filed, objections shall be dealt with in accordance with law, these writ petitions are closed. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs