2. The notification, dated 12.11.2014, under Section 3A of the Act was issued for widening/two laning with paved shoulders etc., maintenance, management and operation of National Highway No.NH-222 (New NH-61) in the stretch of land from KM 615 to KM 668.600 (Maharashtra/Telangana border to Nirmal Section) in the district of Adilabad, Telangana State. The said notification was published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II on 12.11.2014 and substance thereof was published in Andhra Prabha, Nizamabad Edition on 2.12.2014 and Deccan Chronicle (Karimnagar Edition) on 3.12.2014. The petitioners herein, whose lands are affected by the said notification, filed objections before the Additional Joint Collector, Adilabad – respondent No.3, who is the competent authority, objecting to the said proposal. The said competent authority admittedly received the objections, but according to the petitioners, no notice was issued for hearing of the objections and later, they came to know about the notification, dated 27.5.2015, issued under Section 3D of the Act. The petitioners, therefore, question both the notifications inter alia contending that the notification issued under Section 3D of the Act is in any way liable to be struck off as it is contrary to Section 3C of the Act as there was no opportunity of hearing and there was no consideration of the objections of the petitioners. The statement in the said notification issued under Section 3D of the Act that the objections have been received and the same have been considered and disallowed by the competent authority is seriously disputed. The petitioners also allege that on the objections filed by them, the competent authority
