National Highways Act Archives

“Rich youngsters easily let off by Police”; Chhattisgarh HC condemns filming reels on national highway, slams police for inaction

“Nuisance on the roads not only puts the life of such people in danger but also the life of the other people passing through the said roads.”

Case Briefs High Courts

“Farmers’ protest against Jawai Dam water distribution as democratic dissent stemmed from genuine resentment”; Rajasthan High Court quashes FIR

“In a democracy, of the people, by the people, and for the people, peaceful protest is a constitutional right. Simply because an individual took to the streets to protest in order to safeguard their rights when their interests were affected does not imply that they have committed offences.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Centre versus State| Who has the power to make law declaring any land within a State as a national highway? Supreme Court answers

Supreme Court: Dealing with the question whether the Parliament was competent to enact the National Highways Act, 1956 and the National Highway

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Prior environmental clearance required before commencement of actual construction of a National Highway, not at the planning stage: SC

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar*, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari, JJ has held that it is not necessary for