Kerala High Court
Sreekumar M.R vs Travancore Devaswom Board on 6 April, 2026
Author: V Raja Vijayaraghavan
Bench: V Raja Vijayaraghavan
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V
&
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. V. JAYAKUMAR
MONDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF APRIL 2026 / 16TH CHAITHRA, 1948
WP(C) NO. 33109 OF 2025
PETITIONERS:
1 SREEKUMAR M.R, AGED 58 YEARS, S/O. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI,
PULIMANAMADOM, CHAVARA P.O, KOLLAM, ROOM NO: 1 OF
SANKARAMANGALAM AMANKULANGARA DEVASWOM SHOPPING
COMPLEX, KAMANKULANGARA, PANMANA VILLAGE,
KARUNAGAPPALLY, PIN - 691583
2 ANIL KUMAR, AGED 48 YEARS, S/O. ARAVINDAKSHAN,
KULATHINTEKIZHAKKATHIL, CHITTOR PANMANA, CHAVARA P.O,
KOLLAM, ROOM NO: 2 OF SANKARAMANGALAMKAMANKULANGARA
DEVASWOM SHOPPING COMPLEX, KAMANKULANGARA, PANMANA
VILLAGE, KARUNGAPPALLY., PIN - 690518
3 B.CHANDRIKAMMA, AGED 69 YEARS, W/O. CHANDRASEKHARAN
PILLAI, VALALIL VEEDU, KESAVAPURAM, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O,
KOLLAM, ROOM NO:3 OF SANKARAMANGALAMKAMANKULANGARA
DEVASWOM SHOPPING COMPLEX, KAMANKULANGARA, PANMANA
VILLAGE, KARUNAGAPPALLY., PIN - 690518
4 R.KRISHNA KUMAR, AGED 51 YEARS, S/O. S. RAMANKUTTY,
RADHAKRISHNANILAYAM, PANMANA, CHAVARA, P.O KOLLAM, ROOM
NO: 4 OF SANKARAMANGALAMKAMANKULANGARA DEVASWOM
SHOPPING COMPLEX, KAMANKULANGARA, PANMANA VILLAGE,
KARUNAGAPPALLY., PIN - 690518
5 SINDU.L, AGED 49 YEARS, W/O. SREEKANDAN UNNITHAN,
POOYAMTHARATHEKKATHIL, THOTTINUVADAKKU, CHAVARA P.O,
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KOLLAM, ROOM NO:12 OF SANKARAMANGALAMKAMANKULANGARA
DEVASWOM SHOPPING COMPLEX, KAMANKULANGARA, PANMANA
VILLAGE, KARUNAGAPPALLY., PIN - 690518
BY ADVS. ​
SRI.C.UNNIKRISHNAN (KOLLAM)​
SRI.D.JAYAKRISHNAN​
SHRI VIJAYKRISHNAN S. MENON​
SHRI.VIVEK NAIR P.​
SHRI.M.R.RADHAKRISHNAN​
SHRI.K.S.ARAVIND​
SHRI.G.GOWARDHAN DEV G. NAIR​
SHRI.V.ASWIN​
SHRI.GAUTHAM HRITHEEKAAR S.​
SMT.BINITHA MARIA THOMAS​
SHRI.SHIBU S.​
SMT.GARGI RAMACHANDRAN​
RESPONDENTS:
1 TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD​
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEVASWOM HEAD QUARTERS,
NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695003
2 THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER​
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KARUNAGAPPALLY DEVASWOM
GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY, PIN - 691583
3 SUB GROUP OFFICER, KAMANKULANGARA DEVASWOM, DEVASWOM
OFFICE OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, SANKARAMANGALAM,
KARUNAGAPALLY, PIN - 691583
BY ADV SRI.G.SANTHOSH KUMAR (P).
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON
06.04.2026, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
K.V. Jayakumar, J.
This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India
seeking the following reliefs:
i.​ Issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order,
or direction, quashing the impugned demand notices
Exhibit.P4, P4(a), P4(b), P4(c) & P4(d) and the consequent RR
notices Exhibit.P7, P7(a), P7(b), P7(c) & P7(d);
ii.​ Declare that the petitioners are not liable to pay any rent
arrears from the period from June 2020 to November 2023 to
the TDB, in view of the acquisition of the premises and vesting
the same pursuant to S.3D notification with NHAI and
cessation of ownership of TDB;
iii.​ Issue a writ of mandamus or appropriate direction
commanding the respondents to consider and pass orders on
the objections Ext.P5 submitted by the petitioners and keep
the coercive proceedings pending till such time.
2.​ The petitioners state that they were the licensees occupying and
conducting business in various shoprooms in Kamankulangara Devaswom
Shopping Complex, Chavara, from 2003.
3.​ The petitioners further state that the 2nd respondent, the Assistant
Devaswom Commissioner, Travancore Devaswom Board, issued notices dated
15.06.2020 demanding an enhanced rate of rent and an additional deposit from
the petitioners. Challenging the action of the 2nd respondent, the petitioners
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preferred W.P.(C) No. 17369 of 2020 seeking to quash the said demand notices.
On 08.11.2022, this Court disposed of the said Writ Petition vide Ext.P1 judgment
on the basis of the submission made by the then counsel for the petitioners and
the Standing Counsel for the Travancore Devaswom Board that the shopping
complex had been demolished.
4.​ Subsequently, the Devaswom Board has filed R.P. Nos. 1077 of
2023 and 1270 of 2023 wherein this Court found that the said shopping complex
was not demolished on that date. The petitioners have produced a copy of the
order dated 09.04.2024 in the R.P. Nos. 1077 of 2023 and 1270 of 2023. The
petitioners further submit that their former counsel made wrong and incorrect
submissions before this Court without their knowledge or consent.
5.​ Sri. Unnikrishnan C., the learned counsel for the petitioners,
submitted that since the Travancore Devaswom Board has received the entire
compensation with effect from 09.06.2020, the date of 3-D notification issued
under the National Highways Act, 1956. They are legally precluded from
claiming any rent from the petitioners, inasmuch as the property has vested in
the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Travancore Devaswom
Board has ceased to have any ownership rights.
​ 6.​ In view of the 3-D notification issued by the competent authority
under the Act, the claim of the respondents for arrears of rent is not legally
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sustainable. The learned counsel submits that Ext. P4 series demand notices, and
Ext. P7 series notices under the Revenue Recovery Act, issued by the 2nd
Petitioner, the Assistant Devaswom Commissioner, are liable to be quashed. The
learned counsel for the petitioners would further submit that, although the
petitioners had submitted Ext. P5 series of objections before the Assistant
Commissioner, the same were not considered. The learned counsel for the
petitioners further asserted that they had ceased to occupy the shop rooms in
June 2020, consequent to the 3-D notification.
7.​ The respondents 1 to 3 have placed on record a counter affidavit
contending that the Board has to ensure that proper rental/license fee is
generated from the shop rooms as per the law laid down by this Court in H.N.
Vijayan v. Travancore Devaswom Board1.
8.​ The learned Standing Counsel for the Travancore Devaswom Board,
Sri. G. Santhosh Kumar submitted that though the notice under Section 3-A was
received by the Devaswom authorities from the Competent Authority, the actual
surrender and demolition of the building took place in the year 2023. The learned
Standing Counsel for the Board asserted that the petitioners have not
surrendered the shop rooms to the Board and they continued their possession till
November 2023. Further, the Board is entitled to realise the arrears of rent till
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November 2023 from the petitioners, so long as the tenants occupied the
shoprooms.
​ 9.​ We have heard the submissions of Sri. Unnikrishnan C., the learned
counsel for the petitioners and Sri. G. Santhosh Kumar, the learned Standing
Counsel for the Travancore Devaswom Board.
​ 10.​ The sole question that arises for our consideration is whether a
tenant is liable to pay rent/license fee to the landlord, after 3-D notification
issued by the competent authority under the National Highways Act, 1956 up to
the actual date of surrender of the shoprooms or its demolition?
11.​ The landlord-tenant relationship and the execution of the rent
deeds are admitted by the parties. Ext.P3 series are the License Deeds executed
between the 2nd respondent and the petitioners. Though these deeds were
styled as licence deeds, on going through the deeds we find that, the
transactions between the parties is essentially a lease. Admittedly, Section 3-A
notification was issued in the year 2020. The actual surrender of the building by
the Travancore Devaswom Board was in November 2023.
​ 12.​ According to the learned counsel for the petitioners, on the date of
notification issued under Section 3-D, the Travancore Devaswom Board ceases to
be the owner of the shopping complex and consequently, they are not entitled to
claim rent/arrears of rent from the tenants.
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13.​ Per contra, the learned Standing Counsel pointed out that even
after the 3-D notification, the petitioners continued to occupy the shop room of
the complex and they are tenants by holding over and are bound to remit the
rent/enhanced rent as per the terms of the license deed. The rent agreement is
between the licensor and the licensee and it is the duty of the tenant to pay as
per the deed and to continue to pay the license fee until they surrender the
shoprooms or until the competent authority takes actual possession of the
shopping complex.
14.​ Before further discussion, it may be useful to extract Section 3 of
the National Highways Act,1956(the ‘NH Act‘ for the sake of brevity) and the
relevant provisions of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882.
Relevant provisions of NH Act, 1956.
“3. Definitions – In this Act, unless the context otherwise
requires,-
(a) “competent authority” means any person or authority
authorised by the Central Government, by notification in the Official
Gazette, to perform the functions of the competent authority for such
area as may be specified in the notification;
(b) “land” includes benefits to arise out of land and things
attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to
the earth.
3-A. Power to acquire land, etc. –
(1) Where the Central Government is satisfied that for a public
purpose any land is required for the building, maintenance,
management or operation of a national highway or part thereof, it
may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare its intention to
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acquire such land.
(2) Every notification under sub-section (1) shall give a brief
description of the land.
(3) The competent authority shall cause the substance of the
notification to be published in two local newspapers, one of which will
be in a vernacular language.
3-B. Power to enter for survey, etc.- On the issue of a
notification under sub-section (1) of section 3-A, it shall be lawful for
any person, authorised by the Central Government in this behalf, to –
(a) make any inspection, survey, measurement, valuation or
enquiry;
(b) take levels;
(c) dig or bore into sub-soil;
(d) set out boundaries and intended lines of work;
(e) mark such levels, boundaries and lines by placing marks
and cutting trenches; or
(f) do such other acts or things as may be laid down by rules
made in this behalf by that Government.
3-C. Hearing of objections.- (1) Any person interested in
the land may, within twenty-one days from the date of publication of
the notification under sub-section (1) of section 3-A, object to the use
of the land for the purpose or purposes mentioned in that
sub-section.
(2) Every objection under sub-section (1) shall be made to the
competent authority in writing and shall set out the grounds thereof
and the competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of
being heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner, and may, after
hearing all such objections and after making such further enquiry, if
any, as the competent authority thinks necessary, by order, either
allow or disallow the objections.
Explanation. For the purposes of this sub-section, “legal
practitioner” has the same meaning as in clause (i) of sub-section (1)
of section 2 of the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961).
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(3) Any order made by the competent authority under
sub-section (2) shall be final.
3-D. Declaration of acquisition-(1) Where no objection
under sub-section (1) of section 3-C has been made to the competent
authority within the period specified therein or where the competent
authority has disallowed the objection under sub-section (2) of that
section, the competent authority shall, as soon as may be, submit a
report accordingly to the Central Government and on receipt of such
report, the Central Government shall declare, by notification in the
Official Gazette, that the land should be acquired for the purpose or
purposes mentioned in sub-section (1) of section 3-A.
(2) On the publication of the declaration under
sub-section (1), the land shall vest absolutely in the Central
Government free from all encumbrances.
(3) Where in respect of any land, a notification has been
published under sub-section (1) of section 3-A for its acquisition but
no declaration under sub-section (1) has been published within a
period of one year from the date of publication of that notification, the
said notification shall cease to have any effect:
Provided that in computing the said period of one year, the
period or periods during which any action or proceedings to be taken
in pursuance of the notification issued under sub-section (1) of
section 3-A is stayed by an order of a Court, shall be excluded.
(4) A declaration made by the Central Government under
sub-section (1) shall not be called in question in any Court or by any
other authority.
3-E. Power to take possession.-(1) Where any land has
vested in the Central Government under sub-section (2) of section
3-D, and the amount determined by the competent authority under
section 3-G with respect to such land has been deposited under
sub-section (1) of section 3-H, with the competent authority by the
Central Government, the competent authority may by notice in writing
direct the owner as well as any other person who may be in
possession of such land to surrender or deliver possession thereof to
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the competent authority or any person duly authorised by it in this
behalf within sixty days of the service of the notice.
(2) If any person refuses or fails to comply with any direction
made under sub-section (1), the competent authority shall apply-
(a) in the case of any land situated in any area falling within
the metropolitan area, to the Commissioner of Police;
(b) in case of any land situated in any area other than the area
referred to in clause (a), to the Collector of a District,
and such Commissioner or Collector, as the case may be, shall
enforce the surrender of the land, to the competent authority or to
the person duly authorised by it.
3-F. Right to enter into the land where land has vested
in the Central Government.- Where the land has vested in the
Central Government under section 3-D, it shall be lawful for any
person authorised by the Central Government in this behalf, to enter
and do other act necessary upon the land for carrying out the
building, maintenance, management or operation of a national
highway or a part thereof, or any other work connected therewith.”
15.​ We have carefully gone through the Sections 3A to F of the NH Act.
Section 3-A empowers the Central Government to issue notification declaring its
intention to acquire any land for the purpose of construction of National Highway.
Section 3-B empowers the authorised person to conduct inspection, survey and
measurement of the land. Section 3-C of the Act states that the persons
interested in the land shall file objections to the competent authority with regard
to Section 3-A notification. After considering the objections filed by the persons
interested, the competent authority submits a report to the Central Government
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and thereafter the Central Government shall, by a notification, make a
declaration under Section 3-D of the Act that the land should be acquired for the
purpose mentioned in Section 3-A(1). Subclause (2) of Section 3-D provides that
on the publication of the declaration under Section 3-D(1), the land shall vest
absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. Subsection (4)
states that a declaration under Section 3-D(1) shall not be questioned in any
court of law.
16.​ Under Section 3-E, the competent authority may issue notice in
writing directing the owner or occupier of the land to surrender possession of the
land within 60 days of the receipt of said notice. Such notice is issued after
compensation determined under Section 3-G and deposited under Section 3-H of
the Act. Subsection (2) of Section 3-E says that the competent authority can
enforce the surrender of land with the assistance of the Commissioner of Police
or the District Collector. By virtue of Section 3-F of the Act, after the vesting of
the land in the Central Government under Section 3-D(2), the authorised person
can enter into the land for the purpose for which it is acquired.
17.​ Section 3 of the Act explains the various stages of the acquisition of
land or building for the purpose of the construction, maintenance or
management of a National Highway, starting from the declaration of intention,
submission of objections, vesting of the land and taking possession thereof.
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18.​ Before we proceed further with the discussion, it would be useful to
extract the relevant provisions of the Transfer of Property Act 1882 (for the sake
of brevity, ‘TP Act’) and Kerala Building Lease and Rent Control Act 1965 (for the
sake of brevity, ‘ KBLR Act’). Chapter V, Sections 105-117 of the TP Act contain
the general provisions applicable to the lease of immovable property. However,
the KBLR Act was enacted with a view to control the lease of buildings in Kerala.
Relevant Provisions of the TP Act
“105. Lease defined.- A lease of immovable property is a
transfer of a right to enjoy such property, made for a certain time,
express or implied, or in perpetuity, in consideration of a price paid
or promised, or of money, a share of crops, service or any other
thing of value, to be rendered periodically or on specified occasions
to the transferor by the transferee, who accepts the transfer on
such terms.
Lessor, lessee, premium and rent defined. The transferor is
called the lessor, the transferee is called the lessee, the price is
called the premium, and the money, share, service or other thing to
be so rendered is called the rent.
111. Determination of lease.-A lease of immovable property
determines-
(a) by efflux of the time limited thereby;
(b) where such time is limited conditionally on the
happening of some event-by the happening of such event;
(c) where the interest of the lessor in the property
terminates on, or his power to dispose of the same extends only to,
the happening of any event-by the happening of such event;
………”
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S.116- Effect of holding over. – If a lessee or under-lessee of
property remains in possession thereof after the determination of
the lease granted to the lessee, and the lessor or his legal
representative accepts rent from the lessee or under-lessee, or
otherwise assents to his continuing in possession, the lease is, in
the absence of an agreement to the contrary, renewed from year to
year, or from month to month, according to the purpose for which
the property is leased, as specified in section 106.”
Relevant Provision of KBLR Act
“2(6) – “Tenant” means any person by whom or on whose
account rent is payable for a buildings and includes:-
(i) heir of a deceased tenant, and
(ii) A persons Continuing in possession after the termination
of the tenancy in his favour, but does not include a
Kudikidappukaran as defined in the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963
(Kerala Act I of 1964), or a person placed in occupation of a
building by its tenant, or a person to whom the collection of rents
or fees in a public market, cart stand or slaughter house or of rents
for shops has been farmed out or leased by a Municipal Council,
Municipal Corporation, Township committee or Panchayat.”
19.​ As per Section 105 of the TP Act, a lease, in short, is the transfer of
a right to enjoy the property by the lessor to the lessee on payment of rent
promised to be paid. In other words, in a transaction of lease, the right to
possess and enjoy the property is transferred by the transferor to the transferee.
​ 20.​ Section 111 states about the determination of lease. Subclause (c)
provides that a lease of immovable property determines where the interest of the
lessor in the property terminates.
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​ 21.​ Now, we will come back to the facts of the instant case wherein the
acquisition proceedings were initiated by notification under Section 3-A in the
year 2020. After completing the initial steps, the building was actually
surrendered in November 2023. According to the learned counsel for the
petitioners, the Devaswom Board is entitled to claim rent only up to the
notification issued under Section 3-D(1) as the property thereafter vests with the
Central Government. Per contra, the learned Standing Counsel for the Board
would submit that the order under Section 3-D(1) would not disentitle the Board
to collect rent/arrears of rent from the tenant for the tenanted premises.
​ 22.​ We are unable to accept the contention of the learned counsel for
the petitioners that once a notification is issued under Section 3-D(1), the right
of the landlord to receive the rent comes to an end. It is true that the title of the
land vests with the Central Government as and when a notification is issued
under Section 3-D(1) as stipulated under (2). However, on going through
Section 3-E of the Act, the delivery of possession is to be made only after the
issuance of a notice under Section 3-E(1), that too, after the fixation of
compensation and its payment.
​ 23.​ On going through the Scheme of the Act, even after the notification
under Section 3-D, some more steps are to be taken before the delivery or
surrender of the possession of the land or building including the fixation and
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disbursement of the compensation. Therefore, there should be some gap
between the vesting of the ownership of the land in the Central Government and
the actual surrender of possession.
​ 24.​ The issue involved in this Writ Petition is whether the tenant is
bound to pay rent for the interregnum period between 3-D notification and the
surrender of possession pursuant to Section 3-E notice.
​ 25.​ It is pertinent to note that in a lease, the right to enjoy or the
possessory right is transferred. Therefore, if the tenant continues to occupy the
land or building even after 3-D notification, he is liable to pay rent/arrears of rent
to the landlord. The tenant cannot wriggle out of the liability to pay the rent,
stating that the ownership has transferred to the Central Government by virtue of
3-D notification.
​ 26.​ In the instant case, the petitioners would contend that they
surrendered the possession of the shoprooms immediately after the 3-D
notification. This fact has been controverted by the respondents and they assert
that the petitioners have been occupying the building till November, 2023. In
other words, the petitioners have not been able to substantiate their primary
contention that the building was vacated immediately on the issuance of 3-D
notification.
​ 27.​ The upshot of the above discussion is that a tenant who opts to
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occupy the tenanted premises even after 3-D notification is bound to pay the
rent to the landlord so long as he occupies the building or surrenders the
possession pursuant to Section 3-E notice. It is trite law that a party to a contract
shall not be permitted to enrich himself unjustly at the expense of the other
party.
​ In the light of the above discussion, we are of the considered view that
the reliefs claimed in the Writ Petition cannot be granted. The Writ Petition is
dismissed. It is made clear that the petitioners can pursue their remedy in the
proper forum, if so advised.
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Sd/-
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V
JUDGE
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Sd/-
​ ​ ​ K. V. JAYAKUMAR
​ JUDGE
BR/Sbna
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) NO. 33109 OF 2025
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 17369/2020
DATED 8/11/22
Exhibit P2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER IN RP 1077/2023 &
RP 1270/2023 DATED9/4/24
Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF SALE DEED OF LICENCE DATED
12.04.2019 OF THE 1ST PETITIONER
Exhibit P3(a) A TRUE COPY OF HIS DEED OF LICENCE DATED
12.04.2019 OF THE 2N PETITIOER
Exhibit P3(b) A TRUE COPY OF HER DEED OF LICENCE DATED
12.04.2019
Exhibit P3(c) A TRUE COPY OF SALE DEED OF LICENCE DATED
23.10.2019
Exhibit P3(d) A TRUE COPY OF SALE DEED OF LICENCE DATED
23.02.2019
Exhibit P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 25.11.2024,
DEMANDING ARREARS OF RENT RS 6,21,538/- FROM
THE 1ST PETITIONER
Exhibit P4(a) TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 25.11.2024,
DEMANDING ARREARS OF RENT RS. 3,46,148/- FROM
THE 2ND PETITIONER
Exhibit P4(b) A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 25.11.2024,
DEMANDING ARREARS OF RENT RS. 3,83,742/- FROM
THE 3RD PETITIONER
Exhibit P4(c) A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 25.11.2024,
DEMANDING ARREARS OF RENT RS. 6,74,862/- FROM
THE 4TH PETITIONER
Exhibit P4(d) A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 25.11.2024,
DEMANDING ARREARS OF RENT RS. 5,73,281/- FROM
THE 5TH PETITIONER
Exhibit P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION DATED 30.11.2024
SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER
Exhibit p5(a) A TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION DATED 02.12.2024
SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER
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Exhibitp5(b) A TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION DATED 02.12.2024
SUBMITTED BY THE 3RD PETITIONER
Exhibit p5(c) A TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION DATED 30.11.2024
SUBMITTED BY THE 4TH PETITIONER
Exhibit P5(d) A TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION DATED 02.12.2024
SUBMITTED BY THE 5TH PETITIONER
Exhibit P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPECIAL
DEPUTY COLLECTOR, LAND ACQUISITION, NATIONAL
HIGHWAY AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, KOLLAM DATED
02.08.2022
Exhibit p7 TRUE COPY OF REVENUE RECOVERY NOTICEDATED
08/08/2025 AND 16/08/2025ISSUED TO THE 1ST
PETITIONER
Exhibit p7(a) TRUE COPY OF REVENUE RECOVERY NOTICES DATED
13.08.2025 AND 16.08.2025ISSUED TO THE 2ND
PETITIONER
Exhibit p7(b) TRUE COPY OF REVENUE RECOVERY NOTICES DATED
11.08.2025 ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONER
Exhibit p7(c) TRUE COPY OF THE REVENUE RECOVERY NOTICES
DATED 12.08.2025 ISSUED TO THE 4TH PETITIONER
Exhibit p7(d) TRUE COPY OF THE REVENUE RECOVERY NOTICES
DATED 16.08.2025 ISSUED TO THE 5TH PETITIONER