Devan Ramachandran, J.

The appellant challenges the judgment of the learned Single Judge’s Court in WP(C)No.5762 of 2024 because, it has repelled their contention against the proposed alignment of the Kothad-Chennur Bridge, repelling their objections.

2. Sri. Mohan Kumar – appearing for the appellants, argued that the present proposed alignment is an action in malafides since, the earlier one, settled more than two decades ago, had been finalised and confirmed by the competent Authorities. He contended that the present alignment has been proposed in substitution of the the earlier one, solely to save a certain group from acquisition and to prejudice his client, manifest from the fact that his property had been earlier spared of such. He further submitted that, as per the present alignment, there would be an “acute bend” at a particular point in the “Chennur reach”; and that this would also be contrary to public interest.

3. Even when we record the submissions of Sri.

Mohan Kumar, it cannot be lost sight of that, in matters relating to infrastructure development and augmentation of facilities, it is the opinion of the experts, who have the necessary competence, which is vital. Courts ar