Baban Keshav Lende v. Executive Engineer National Highway Authority and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act 2002; Section 26(3); National Highway Authority; Executive Engineer; impugned notices dated 27.03.2026; withdrawal and reissue of notices; Baban Keshav Lende; Dattatray Keshav Lende; High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Kolhapur Circuit Bench; Writ Petition No. 1705 of 2026; Writ Petition No. 1707 of 2026; contentions kept open; no costs. Short joint P.C. order allowing two highway-notices challenges on statutory non-compliance, relief effected through respondents' stated undertaking to withdraw and reissue notices.
What did the court decide?
Upon respondents' counsel stating that the impugned notices dated 27th March 2026 would be withdrawn within one week and fresh notices in compliance with Section 26, particularly sub-Section (3), of the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002 would be issued, the Writ Petitions were allowed; contentions of all parties expressly kept open; disposed of with no order as to cost.