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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MR. SOUMEN SEN, CJ, MR. SYAM KUMAR V.M., J
SRI. CHANDRAMANI S. – Appellant
Versus
NEDUKUNNAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH – Respondent
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| 1. ongoing national highway projects can continue under specific conditions. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. public interest justifies the continuation of projects even in pending legal matters. (Para 4) |
| 3. permit renewal applications must be decided promptly to avoid project delays. (Para 6) |
Heard Mr. S. Sreekumar, learned Senior Advocate instructed by Mr. M. S. Harikrishnan, learned counsel for the appellant, Mr. Sidharth R. Warrier, learned counsel representing Ms. Nisha George, learned counsel for respondent No. 1, Mr. Arjun Padmanabhan, learned counsel representing Mr. C. Dinesh, learned Senior Panel Counsel and Ms. Vinitha B., learned Senior Government Pleader.
2. Learned counsel for the parties are ad idem that, in the facts and circumstances of the case, the judgment delivered by this Bench in W.A. No. 2254 of 2025 dated 16.02.2026 would apply, since the present work forms part of one of the ongoing National Highway projects mentioned in the interim application filed by NHAI before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. In the said proceedings, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has permitted such ongoing projects to continue, as would appear from the following directions issued while disposin
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