Madras High Court
WP/43395/2026 of Parvathi Vasudevan Vs The Union of India on 29 October 2026
W.P.No.43395 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 29.10.2026
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN
W.P.No.43395 of 2026
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& W.M.P.No.48712 of 2026
Parvathi Vasudevan
D/O.Vasudevan
No.7, Moores Road, Greams Road
Post Office, Thousand Lights
Chennai-600 006
Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The Union of India
Rep by its secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Transport Bhawan, 1 Parliament Street New Delhi-110 001
2. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
Rep by its Chairman
G-5 and 6 Sector -10 Dwarka
New Delhi-110 075
3. The District Collector
Chengalpattu District Collector
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GST Road, Chengalpattu -603 001
4. The Special District Revenue Officer
(Land Acquisition)
National Highways
Kanchipuram and Vhengalpattu Districts
Chengalpattu District, Tamilnadu
Respondent(s)
Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Declaration declaring Section 3G of the National Highways Act 1956, as ultravirus, unconstitutional and void, being violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India.
For Petitioner(s):
Mr.Abudu Kumar Rajaratinam
Senior Counsel
For Mr.R.Murugan
For Respondent(s): Mr.A.Kumaraguru
Senior Panel Counsel for R1
Mr.Su.Srinivasan for R2
Mr.M.Guruprasad
State Government Pleader for R3 & R4
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) Learned counsel for petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the petition.
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2. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the interim application is also dismissed. (SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI,CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J)
29.10.2026 kpl To
1. The Union of India Rep by its secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Transport Bhawan, 1 Parliament Street New Delhi-110 001
2. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Rep by its Chairman G-5 and 6 Sector -10 Dwarka New Delhi-110 075
3. The District Collector Chengalpattu District Collector GST Road, Chengalpattu -603 001
4. The Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition) National Highways Kanchipuram and Vhengalpattu Districts Chengalpattu District, Tamilnadu
W.P.No.43395 of 2026 THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN,J. (kpl) W.P.No.43395 of 2026
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