<p dir="auto">The Supreme Court is set to pronounce its judgment on Tuesday on a plea against the Madras High Court's order of 2019 that quashed acquisition of land for Rs 10,000-crore Chennai-Salem eight-lane expressway under the 'Bharatmala Pariyojana'.</p>.<p dir="auto">A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and B R Gavai would deliver the judgment at 10.30 am on December 8 on a batch of petitions filed by the Union government and the National Highways Authority of India.</p>.<p dir="auto">The 277.30 km highway faced stiff opposition from activists, farmers and residents alleging loss of agricultural land and damage to forest, flora and fauna.</p>.<p dir="auto">The project, approved in February 2018, was expected to cut down travel time between Chennai and Salem.</p>.<p dir="auto">The high court, in its judgment on April 8, 2019, on a batch of writ petitions by P V Krishnamoorthy and others, including PMK leader A Ramadoss, said the projection made by the National Highway Authority of India on benefits of the highway were illusory.</p>.<p dir="auto">It had among others noted there was no proper study in the environmental impact of the project.</p>
<p dir="auto">The Supreme Court is set to pronounce its judgment on Tuesday on a plea against the Madras High Court's order of 2019 that quashed acquisition of land for Rs 10,000-crore Chennai-Salem eight-lane expressway under the 'Bharatmala Pariyojana'.</p>.<p dir="auto">A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and B R Gavai would deliver the judgment at 10.30 am on December 8 on a batch of petitions filed by the Union government and the National Highways Authority of India.</p>.<p dir="auto">The 277.30 km highway faced stiff opposition from activists, farmers and residents alleging loss of agricultural land and damage to forest, flora and fauna.</p>.<p dir="auto">The project, approved in February 2018, was expected to cut down travel time between Chennai and Salem.</p>.<p dir="auto">The high court, in its judgment on April 8, 2019, on a batch of writ petitions by P V Krishnamoorthy and others, including PMK leader A Ramadoss, said the projection made by the National Highway Authority of India on benefits of the highway were illusory.</p>.<p dir="auto">It had among others noted there was no proper study in the environmental impact of the project.</p>
