IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN FRIDAY, THE 9^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 20TH MAGHA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 38763 OF 2023 PETITIONERS:

1 SMILA K.M.

AGED 50 YEARS W/O.ABDUL RAHIMAN, VALIYAVEETIL, CHERANALLORE P.O., ER COCHIN, PIN - 682034

2 SAYED MOHAMAD AGED 64 YEARS S/O.SEETHI, VALIYAVEETTIL HOUSE, CHERANALLORE P.O., COCHIN, PIN - 682034 BY ADVS.

P.SATHISAN DONA AUGUSTINE JAVED HAIDER ABHIRAM SUNISH BIJU P.PAUL SHIBU B.S RESPONDENTS:

1 UNION OF INDIA REP. BY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT &

HIGHWAYS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, CENTRAL DELHI P.O., NEW DELHI, PIN - 110001

2 DIRECTOR GENERAL (ROAD DEVELOPMENT) & SPECIAL SECRETARY, ROOM NO.213, MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT &

HIGHWAYS, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, 1, PARLIAMENT STREET, CENTRAL DELHI P.O., NEW DELHI, PIN - 110001

3 PROJECT DIRECTOR NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (HEAD OFFICE), DWARAKA SECTOR 10, SOUTH WEST DELHI P.O., NEW DELHI, PIN - 110075

4 CHAIRMAN NHAI, G-5 & 6, SECTOR-10, DWARAKA, SOUTH WEST DELHI P.O., NEW DELHI, PIN - 110075

5 THE PROJECT DIRECTOR NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT- KOCHI, VII/511, NEYTHELI-

MAVELIPURAM ROAD, KAKKANAD P.O., ERNAKU