Petitioner challenged lack of land utilization policies and sought regularization of layouts. Court found Writ Petition infructuous as Government issued GOs on 04.05.2017 to regularize unauthorized layouts.
Writ Petition dismissed as infructuous. No costs awarded.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 17.02.2020 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN W.P.No.36574 of 2016 V.B.R.Menon, B.E. (Mech), M.B.A., (IIMA), LLB, Advocate, Flat No.4B, Brook Date Apartments, No.12, P.T. Rajan Salai, K.K.Nagar, Chennai - 600 078. ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Chief Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009. 3.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009. 4.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009. 5.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Environment & Forest Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009. 6.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Energy Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ Chennai - 600 009.
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, CMDA Building, Gandhi Irwin Road,
Egmore, Chennai - 600 008.
Directorate of Town and Country Planning,
Chengalvarayan Building, 4th Floor, No.807, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.
9.The Inspector General of Registration, Officer of the Inspector General, 4th Trust Link Road, Mullima Nagar, Mandavelipakkam, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai - 600 004. ...Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to institute comprehensive land utilization and layout approval policies and procedures for the protection of agricultural lands against indiscriminate conversions and for approval of plots / layouts / buildings based on transparent criteria and through single window concept and in accordance with law, within a time frame to be prescribed by this Hon'ble Court.
For Petitioner : Mr.V.B.R.Menon. In Person
For Respondents : Mr.K.Magesh, Special Government
Pleader for R1 to R4 & R6, R8 & R9.
Mr.M.Santhanaraman, Special Government Pleader for R5. Mr.C.D.Johnson for R7.
O R D E R
(Order of the Court was delivered by N.KIRUBAKARAN, J)
Mr.V.B.R.Menon, party-in-person is present before this Court and he would submit that Writ Petition has become infructuous in view of the fact that the Government has passed Orders viz., G.O. (Ms) No.78 & 79 dated 04.05.2017 to regularize the unauthorized layouts.
2. In view of the representation and endorsement made, this Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs.
Sd/Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ay To 1.The Chief Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009. 3.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009. 4.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009. 5.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Environment & Forest Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009. 6.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Energy Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009. 7.The Member Secretary, The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, CMDA Building, Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
8.The Director, Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Chengalvarayan Building, 4th Floor, No.807, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002.
W.P.No.36574 of 2016
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A.SK(16/03/2020)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Writ Petition seeking directions for land utilization policies and regularization has become infructuous due to Government orders passed on 04.05.2017.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
V.B.R. Menon
The Chief Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009
The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009
The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009
The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Revenue Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009
The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Environment & Forest Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009
N.Kirubakaran
P.Velmurugan
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