JUDGMENT :

Since a common issue is raised, these writ petitions are heard together and are disposed of by this common judgment.

2. W.P.(C)No.14183 of 2021:- The Travancore Devaswom Board represented by its Secretary has filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of certiorari to quash Ext.P2 notification dated 28.01.2020 issued by the 1st respondent Central Government, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) under Section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (NH Act), insofar as it relates to the acquisition of property of Thiruvarattukavu Devi Temple in Sy. No.642 of Attingal Village, which is a temple under the management of the Travancore Devaswom Board and Ext.P12 order dated 15.05.2021 of the 4th respondent Special Deputy Collector and Competent Authority, Land Acquisition (National Highway), Thiruvananthapuram. The petitioner has also sought for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to slightly shift the alignment of the proposed Attingal Bypass in National Highway-66 (NH-66) in such a way that the temple structures of Thiruvarattukavu Devi Temple are not affected; and a declaration that the ancient temple structures