Petitioners are agriculturists of the Villages of Erattupetta, Thalappalam, Bharananganam, Kanjirappally, Kadanad and Kondoor within the Meenachll and Kanjirappally Taluks, Kottayam District. According to them, they are aggrieved by the action of the respondents 4 and 5 for acquisition of the land, for the proposed Angamall – Erumell Broad–Gauge Railway line. A Government of India Enterprise, by name RITES, had conducted Engineering-cum-Traffic survey for the proposed Broad-Gauge railway line between Angamall and Erumell, via Muvattupzha, and prepared a report and plan. The case of the petitioners is that respondents have taken a decision to accept Alternative I proposal as against Alternative I proposal is accepted, that will not serve any purpose and it will upset the ecology of the land. It is also averred that various Panchayats have also raised objection against the accepting of Alternative No.I proposal. The petitioners have produced Ext.P7 representation of the Sabarimala Pilgrims Welfare Committee and resolutions passed by the Kadanad, Bharananganam, Thalappalam, Erattupetta, Thidanad Grama Panchayats, as evidenced by Exts.P8 to P12, to show that the Samithi as we