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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J
SAMEERA K. – Appellant
Versus
THE PROJECT DIRECTOR NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. property owners claim obstruction of access post-acquisition. (Para 1) |
| 2. regulatory provisions govern access to highways. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 3. access rights require statutory permissions. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 4. application for permission is essential for access. (Para 8) |
| 5. writ petition dismissed with instructions on permission application. (Para 9) |
JUDGMENT
Petitioners are the owners of certain properties by the side of the National Highway. A portion of their property was acquired for widening the highway. The said properties had direct road access to the highway and continues to have such access from the National Highway. Learned counsel for the petitioners alleged that after the acquisition, respondents are initiating construction activities obstructing their access to the properties by laying interlocking bricks, thereby completely blocking the access to their properties. Immediately on realizing the attempt of the respondents, petitioners filed complaints as Ext.P3 and Ext.P4. However, no action has been taken pursuant to those complaints. The first petitioner contends that her husband is a driver and they eke out their livelihood by driving the vehicles belonging to
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