IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH.

CWP No. 4534 of 2010 (O&M)

Date of Decision: October 17, 2011

M/s Ashok Leyland Limited

…Petitioner

Versus

Union of India and others

…Respondents

CORAM:

CORAM:

CORAM:

CORAM:

HON'BLE

HON'BLE

HON'BLE

HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE

THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE

THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE

THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE

HON’BLE MR.

HON’BLE MR.

HON’BLE MR.

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE

JUSTICE

JUSTICE

JUSTICE RAJIV NARAIN RAINA

RAJIV NARAIN RAINA

RAJIV NARAIN RAINA

RAJIV NARAIN RAINA

Present:

For the petitioner:

Mr. Sumit Bansal, Advocate.

For the respondent(s):

Mr. Kamal Sehgal, Advocate, and

Mr. Vikas Soni, Advocate.

1.

To be referred to the Reporters or not?

YES

2.

Whether the judgment should be

reported in the Digest?

M.M.

M.M.

M.M.

M.M. KUMAR, ACJ.

KUMAR, ACJ.

KUMAR, ACJ.

KUMAR, ACJ.

1.

This petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution

seeks a declaration to the effect that provisions of the National

Highways Act, 1956 (for brevity, ‘the N.H. Act’) are ultra vires

Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution and also seeks

consequential relief of quashing