W.P.No.19521 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 25.07.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SUNDAR and THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI W.P.No.19521 of 2025 G.Jayasankar S/o.Govindan ... Petitioner vs. 1. National Highways Authority of India Sir Tower, 3rd Floor, Industrial Estate Guindy, Chennai - 32 2. The Assistant Divisional Engineer National Highways Virudhachalam ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for records relating to the impugned notice issued under Section 26(2) of the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002 in Memorandum No.15/2025/U.Po/dated 06.05.2025 of the second respondent and quash the same as illegal, ultravires and lack of jurisdiction and thereby forbearing the second respondent from dispossessing the petitioner from the subject property mentioned in the said notice admeasuring 200 square meters Page Nos.1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.19521 of 2025 comprised in T.S.No.849, Ward No.3, Block No.22, Imperial Road, Cuddalore OT. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Rajavelavan For Respondents : Ms.K.Gomathi fior Ms.S.R.Sumathy Standing counsel for R1 Mr.T.K.Saravanan Additional Government Pleader for R2 ORDER [Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J.] Captioned 'Writ Petition' ['WP' for the sake of brevity] turns on a very short point as learned State counsel very fairly submits that the impugned notice is being withdrawn. The impugned notice, therefore, stands effaced but we make it clear that rights and contentions of State to issue notice afresh, if permissible in law stand protected and if such notices are issued, the rights and contentions of the writ petitioner or any other noticee will also stand preserved Page Nos.2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.19521 of 2025 2. Captioned WP is disposed of recording the stated position of the learned State counsel and writing that the impugned notice stands effaced. Consequently, the captioned WMP has become otiose and the same is disposed of as closed. There shall be no order as to costs. (M.S.,J.) (K.G.T.,J.) 25.07.2025 Index: Yes/No Neutral Citation: Yes/No Speaking order/Non-speaking order gpa To 1. National Highways Authority of India Sir Tower, 3rd Floor, Industrial Estate Guindy, Chennai - 32 2. The Assistant Divisional Engineer National Highways Virudhachalam Page Nos.3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.19521 of 2025 M.SUNDAR., J. and K.GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI.J., gpa W.P.No.19521 of 2025 25.07.2025 Page Nos.4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis