The High Court of Madras disposed of Writ Petition No. 22411 of 2007 filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking quashing of orders regarding acquisition of excess vacant land. The court dismissed the petition as withdrawn at the instance of the petitioner's counsel.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 22.04.2016
Coram
The Hon'ble Mr.Justice T.S.Sivagnanam
Writ Petition No. 22411 of 2007
and
M.P.Nos.1 of 2007 & 1 of 2013
Vs.
Urban Land Tax and Competent
Authority of Urban Land Ceiling, Alandur Area, No.169, Sannadhi Street, Adambakkam, Chennai – 600 088.
Chepauk, Chennai – 600 005.
Tambaram Taluk, Tambaram,
Chennai – 600 045. ... Respondents
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the connected records of the first respondent relating to his order in proceedings No.N.SR.227/85/Nanmangalam dated 31.01.1991 u/s. 9(5) of the Principal Act (Certified Copy issued on 23.03.2007) declaring as excess vacant land in Survey No.206/1 & 2A of nanmangalam Village, Tambaram Taluk, measuring to an extent of 8114 Sq.ft. Inclusive of 5000 Sq.Mts. and the consequential notice issued in his letter No.188/95/A. dt. 18.08.1995 declaring that the possession of the said land deemed to have been taken by the Government and the Letter No.188/95/A, dt. 28.07.1997 issuing notice to the land owners requiring to surrender possession of the said land to the Tahsildar, Tambaram Taluk, (Certified Copy issued on 23.03.2007) and quash all the aforesaid orders in so far as the petitioners are concerned and further to hold that all proceedings taken by the respondents to acquire the said land as excess vacant land shall abate as per Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Urban land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act 20 of 1999.
For Petitioners : M/s.Thankaswamy & R.Baskar For Respondents : Mr.R.Rajeswaran Spl.Govt.Pleader
O R D E R
The Writ Petition was listed today under the caption, "For Withdrawal", based on the letter submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner to the Registry on 18.04.2016. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner had also sought the permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition, and he has also made an endorsement to that effect in the Petition today.
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C.Rajamarthandan
R. Nirmala
The Assistant Commissioner of Urban Land Tax and Competent Authority of Urban Land Ceiling, Alandur Area
The Special Commissioner and Commissioner of Land Reforms, Chepauk
The Tahsildar, Tambaram Taluk
T.S.Sivagnanam
As recorded by the court registry
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