JUDGMENT :

S. Manikumar, J.

Instant writ appeal emanates from a common judgment passed in W.P. (C) No.2679 of 2019 and other connected writ petitions, dated 03.04.2019, by which, a learned single Judge of this Court dismissed the writ petitions as devoid of merit, by ordering thus:

“3. The notification issued under Section 3A is for acquiring land. This is the first step for the formation of the National Highway. Merely because the land is acquired for National Highway, it will not become a National Highway, unless it is notified in accordance with the National Highways Act. Therefore, the question of appointing the nodal agency by notification for the purpose of development and maintenance does not arise at that stage. The question therefore only to be addressed is whether the land is required for National Highway. The declaration through notification would be sufficient for the purpose of initiating acquisition. It is only after formation of the National Highway, further question of notification under the National Highways Act as well as the National Highways Authority of Indi