JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the second respondent to give Section 3E(1) notice of National Highways Act, 1956 to the petitioner's land in S.No.34/16, Ilavangulam Village, Vadipatty Taluk, Madurai District and grant eligible compensation as per law to the petitioner as per the petitioner's representations to the second respondent on 28.12.2020 within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.)

1. This Writ Petition has been filed for a Mandamus seeking for a direction to the second respondent to give Section 3E(1) notice of National Highways Act, 1956 to the petitioner's land in S.No.34/16, Ilavangulam Village, Vadipatty Taluk, Madurai District and grant eligible compensation as per law to the petitioner as per the petitioner's representation to the second respondent on 28.12.2020.

2. The grievance of the petitioner in this Writ Petition is that his lands have been acquired by not following the procedure established under law and further no compensation has been paid to him.

3. Counter affidavits have been filed by the respondents and in paragraph-6 of the counter affidavit filed by the sec