(Judgment of the Court was made by P.Velmurugan J.)

Challenging the order passed in Arb.O.P.No.177 of 2013, dated

27.01.2021 by the learned Principal District Judge, Villupuram, appellant has filed the above Civil Miscellaneous Appeal.

2. The facts leading to the filing of the present appeal are that the appellant is the owner of 3 ½ acres of land in S.No.265/4B, situated at Thenkeeranur Village at Kallakurichi Taluk. On 09.07.2008 a notification under Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956 [hereinafter referred to as the ‘NH Act’] was published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary No.946 by the first respondent, namely the National Highways Authority of India, for acquisition of lands in the Thenkeeranur Village to facilitate expansion of NH-68 four-lane road. Pursuant thereto, the second respo