John Tharian Thaliath v. National Highways Authority of India
Case brief
What is this about?
NHAI toilet block relocation; joint memo compromise disposal; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; writ petition GM-RES; Kannegal/Kannegala Village, Hangala Hobli, Gundlupet Taluk, Chamarajanagar District; Sy.Nos. 382/2 and 382/4; alternative site Survey No. 382/2; licence in perpetuity; maintenance of toilet block per NHAI standards; no construction at previously proposed location; Karnataka High Court Bengaluru; WP No. 32910 of 2024; B M Shyam Prasad J.; order dated 12 January 2026; NC: 2026:KHC:1700.
What did the court decide?
Disposal in terms of the joint memo of compromise: petitioners provide an alternative site at Survey No. 382/2 of Kannegala Village, Gundlupet Taluk, adjacent to their property in Sy.Nos. 382/2 and 382/4; respondents (NHAI) to construct the toilet block there at their sole cost per their design; petitioners to grant a licence in perpetuity over the alternative site and be solely responsible for maintaining the toilet block to the respondents' standards; respondents shall not construct the toilet block at the previously proposed location.