C.Vijayakumar v. The Secretary to the Government
Case brief
What is this about?
Flat owners in a Chennai housing complex challenged CMDA de-occupation notices issued under the Town and Country Planning Act, having already filed statutory appeals under Section 80-A. The court disposed of the writ petitions, directing the appellate authority to decide the appeals on merit expeditiously and ordering status quo until then; the contempt petition was closed with liberty to prosecut
What did the court decide?
Direction to the first respondent to dispose of the Section 80-A appeals on merits expeditiously; status quo to be maintained by respondents 2 & 3 and the petitioners till then.