Allowed
Sudheer Kumar V.V. v. National Highways Authority of India
Kerala HCWP(C)/5944/2021
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court of Kerala addressed multiple writ petitions concerning land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956. The Court held that owners whose land is acquired in part have the right under Section 28 of the 2013 Act (read with Section 94) to demand acquisition of the entire plot to prevent loss of value due to severance. The Court directed authorities to either acquire the balance
What did the court decide?
Directions issued to respondents to consider the petitioner's request to acquire the entire building/land or compensate for loss due to severance of the balance property, as per Sections 26-28 of the