Court : Karnataka Dharwad
..... the constitution was again amended by the seventeenth amendment act of 1964, by which the state extended the scope of article 31-a and schedule ix to protect certain agrarian reforms enacted by the kerala and madras states and jagir, inam, muafi or any other grant, janmam, ryotwari, etc. ..... the facts alleged in the writ petition are that the bangalore- bellary road is national highway no.7 and there is a sales-tax checkpost situated after the railway crossing outside the bangalore city limits on n.h.7 and the entire land surrounding the checkpost office belongs to the state government, railway administration as well as to the indian medical research centre. ..... the learned senior counsel appearing for national highway authority of india has argued before this court that no construction can take place in the "no construction zone", keeping in view of sections 7 and 9 of the karnataka highways act, 1964 read with the circular dated 22nd december, 2005 issued by the state government. ..... it has been further stated that no construction is permitted in "no construction zone" and as per the circular issued by the state government dated 22nd december, 2005, "no construction zone" in respect of national highway is upto 40 meters, state highway is upto 40 meters and district main road is upto 25 meters. .....
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