Kerala HC says God will forgive if NH work impacts places of worship
The Hindu
Petitions challenging land acquisition for NH widening dismissed
God will forgive us and protect the petitioners, the authorities, and also the author of the judgement if religious institutions are affected during the development works of the national highways, according to the Kerala High Court. Dismissing a batch of petitions challenging the acquisition of land for the widening of National Highway-66 on a stretch in Umayanalloor village, Thazhuthala, and adjacent villages of Kollam district, Justice P.V. Kunjikrishnan said the country needed national highways with sufficient width, and straight roads so that citizens, businessmen, industrialists, and people from all walks of life can use it. “If this court starts to interfere with the land acquisition proceedings of national highways on the basis that there is a curve or a mosque or a temple or a school there, the procedure cannot be completed,” the court noted.More Related News