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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
SUNITA AGARWAL, D.N.RAY
Pravinbhai Babubhai @ Vrajlal Solanki – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
ORDER :
THE CHIEF JUSTICE MRS. JUSTICE SUNITA AGARWAL
1. Heard Ms.Kruti M. Shah, learned advocate for the petitioners, Mr. Maulik G. Nanavati and Ms.Manvi Damle, learned Counsels for the respondent-NHAI and Ms.Hetal Patel, learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the State-Respondents.
2. The relief prayed in the present petition are as under:
“(b) issue appropriate, writ, order or direction to declare Section 3(j) of the NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ACT , 1956 as unconstitutional and ultra-virus to Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India.
(c) issue appropriate, writ, order or direction for quashing and setting aside the land acquisition proceedings in pursuance of notification dated 17.03.2009 published in the Gazette of India, Extra Ordinary, Part-II under Section 3 Sub Section (ii) of NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ACT , 1956.
(d) issue appropriate, writ, order or direction for quashing and setting aside the awards daed 15.02.2011, 15.02.2012 and 26.12.2012 declared by the respondent No.2 herein and the order dated 02.01.2015 passed by the respondent No.3 in Arbitration Case No.1/2012 to 148/2012 and 1/2013 to 83/2013, on the ground of awarding lesser compensation then demanded by the petiti
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