Kerala High Court
Latha Suresh vs Union Of India on 4 August, 2025
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WP(C) No.11342 of 2019
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.M.MANOJ
MONDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF AUGUST 2025 / 13TH SRAVANA,
1947
WP(C) NO. 11342 OF 2019
PETITIONERS:
1 LATHA SURESH, AGED 43 YEARS
W/O. SURESH KUMAR.C., SAGAR, KEEZHATTOOR
P.O., KUTTIKKOL, TALIPARAMBA,KANNUR-670 141
2 JANAKI, AGED 69 YEARS
W/O.K.P.KUNHIKRISHNAN, CHANDROTH, KEEZHATTOOR
P.O., KUTTIKKOL, TALIPARAMBA, KANNUR-670 141
BY ADVS.
SHRI.P.B.KRISHNAN (SR.)
SRI.SABU GEORGE
SRI.P.M.NEELAKANDAN
SRI.P.B.SUBRAMANYAN
SRI.MANU VYASAN PETER
RESPONDENTS:
1 UNION OF INDIA
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF
ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS,TRANSPORT BHAWAN
1, PARLIAMENT STREET, NEW DELHI-110001
2 THE SECRETARY, THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
AND FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE, PARLIAMENT
STREET, NEW DELHI-110001
3 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
(NHAI),G-5 AND 6,SECTOR-10, DWARAKA-NEW
DELHI,110 075, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN
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4 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT 34/743-B
VAISHNAVAM, BEHIND POPULAR VEHICLE MARUTHI
SHOWROOM, CIVIL STATION P.O., KOZHIKODE-673
020, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROJECT DIRECTOR
5 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR (LA),
NH KANNUR AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY,MINI CIVIL
STATION, TALIPARAMBA,KANNUR-670 141
6 M/S. AECOM ASIA COMPANY LTD.,
9TH FLOOR, INFINITY TOWER C, DLF CYBER CITY,
PHASE-II, GURGAON, HARYANA-122 002,
REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR
7 M/S. INTERCONTINENTAL CONSULTANTS &
TECHNOCRAFTS PVT. LTD.,
A-8,GREEN PARK, NEW DELHI-10 016
8 SOUTH MALABAR EXPRESS WAY PRIVATE LIMITED MCH
NO.555, ARORA COLONY, ROAD NO.3, BANJARA
HILLS, I-HYDERABAD-500034
9 NORTH MALABAR EXPRESS WAY PRIVATE LIMITED MCH
NO.555, ARORA COLONY, ROAD NO.3, BANJARA
HILLS, I-HYDERABAD-500034
10 TRANSSTROY-KARNATAKA-KERALA-KANNUR TOLLWAYS
PVT. LTD.,5-91-25 4TH LINE LAKSHMIPURAM,
GUNTUR,AP 522 007
11 CDM SMITH INDIA PVT. LTD.,
NO 103 AND 104,1ST FLOOR, BRIGADE OPUS
KODIGEHALLI MAIN ROAD, SANJEEVANI
NAGAR,BANGALORE , KA-560092 (DELETED) (THE
11TH RESPONDENT IS DELETED FROM THE PARTY
ARRAY AS PER THE ORDER DATED 25/07/2019 IN IA
2/2019)
12 M/S. KITCO FEMITH'S, PB NO.4407,PUTHIYA
ROAD, NH BYPASS, VENNALA, KOCHI-682 028.
(DELETED)
13 M/S. EKK CONSTRUCTION, 2ND FLOOR, MUNICIPAL
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BUILDING,A.M.ROAD, PERUMBAVOOR-683 542.
(DELETED)
(THE RESPONDENT NOS.12 AND 13 DELETED FROM
THE PARTY ARRAY AT THE RISK OF THE
PETITIONERS AS PER THE ORDER DATED 21.06.2019
IN IA.01/2019.)
(THE 11TH RESPONDENT IS DELETED FROM THE
PARTY ARRAY AS PER THE ORDER DATED 25.07.2019
IN IA NO.2/2019)
BY ADVS.
SMT.I. SHEELA DEVI, CGC
SRI.E.C.KURIAKOSE
SRI.M.G.SREEJITH
SHRI.SANTHOSH MATHEW (SR.)
SRI.ARUN THOMAS
SRI.JENNIS STEPHEN
SRI.VIJAY V. PAUL
SMT.KARTHIKA MARIA
SRI.ANIL SEBASTIAN PULICKEL
SMT.DIVYA SARA GEORGE
SMT.JAISY ELZA JOE
OTHER PRESENT:
SRI.E.G.GORDEN,SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 04.08.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Dated this the 4th day of August, 2025
When the matter is taken up for consideration today, the learned
counsel for the petitioners submits that the prayers sought for in this writ
petition have become infructuous.
Therefore, this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.
SD/-
P.M. MANOJ
JUDGE
das
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 11342/2019
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE INVITING
TENDER
EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF CLAUSE 4 OF APPENDIX-A
OF THE CONTRACT AGREEMENT (RELEVANT
PORTION)
EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION
NO.S.O.2559 (E) DATED 22/08/2013 OF
THE MOEF
EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF
THE REPORT OF THE NHAI
EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER
NO.EP/12.8/ENV.COMPLAINT/2018-19
(VOL.II) 20/04/2018 ISSUED BY MOEF
AND CC
EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE REPORT DATED
29.06.2018
EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF
THE MANUAL OF SPECIFICATIONS AND
STANDARDS FOR 4 LANING OF HIGHWAYS
PREPARED BY PLANNING COMMISSION
GOVERNMENT F INDIA
EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF THE OM NO.2-30/2012-IA-
III DATED 19.3.2013 ISSUED BY THE
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
EXHIBIT P9 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED
12.5.2015 ISSUED BY NHAI
EXHIBIT P10 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED
13.5.2015 ISSUED BY NHAI
EXHIBIT P11 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF
CONTRACT AGREEMENT BETWEEN M/S.
SOUTH MALABAR EXPRESS WAY PVT .LTD
EXHIBIT P12 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF
CONTRACT AGREEMENT BETWEEN M/S.
NORTH MALABAR EXPRESS WAY PVT.LTD
EXHIBIT P13 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF
THE LIST OF PROJECT UNDER
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUED BY NHAI
EXHIBIT P14 TRUE COPY OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO.262 DATED 3.8.2017
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EXHIBIT P15 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT
SIGNED BETWEEN THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO
OF THE CDM SMITH AND THE CHIEF,
FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT UNIT,
US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
EXHIBIT P16 TRUE COPY OF THE FIR DATED 7.2.2018
EXHIBIT P17 TRUE COPY OF THE PRESS RELEASE FO
THE WORLD BANK DATED 14.7.2017
EXHIBIT P18 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF
THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR
GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
EXHIBIT P19 TRUE COPY OF THE FCMD RELATED TO
AECOM
EXHIBIT P20 TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY DATED
12.11.2018 GIVEN BY NHAI ALONG WITH
APPLICATION UNDER RTI ACT
EXHIBIT P21 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION UNDER
SEC.3D OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ACT,
DATED 13.7.2018
EXHIBIT P22 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION UNDER
SEC.3G OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ACT
PUBLISHED IN DESHABHIMANI DAILY
DATED 21.11.2018
