JUDGMENT

The Executive Engineer (Highway Security), National Highways, Kadapa had issued a notice on 27.02.2020, for removal of unauthorised occupation, to various persons in Cherlopalli Hamlet in Diguvatottivaram Village and Mandal, Chittor District under the provisions of Section 26(2) of the Control and National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002 (for short „the Act). This notice is said to have been issued to persons, who had entered into the lands, which fall within the boundaries of the said National Highway. Aggrieved by this notice, the said persons are said to have been filed a writ petition before this Court by way of W.P.No.13861 of 2020 which was disposed of on 11.08.2020, giving liberty to the petitioners therein to file representations before the 2nd respondent therein, raising all their contentions within two weeks from the date of receipt of the order of this Court and upon such representation being given, the 2nd respondent was directed to deal with the same and of pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with law and communicate the same to the petitioners. This Court also directed that no coercive steps would be taken against the petitioners in the writ p