The Court directed respondents to consider the petitioners' request for a No Objection Certificate regarding land formerly acquired but later found to have lapsed, verifying any pending appeals, within two months.
Direction issued to respondents to pass appropriate orders on merits within two months.
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WP.No.10514 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 19.06.2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR
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1.K.Somasundaram
2.S.Palanisamy 3.B.V.L.Ravi
4.M.S.P.Mohanaselvan
.. Petitioners
Versus
1.The Tamil Nadu Housing Board Rep by its Managing Director 5th Floor, CMDA Building E & C Market, Koyambedu Chennai – 600 107
3.The Special Tahsildar, (Land Acquisition) Housing Scheme Unit No.II Coimbatore, Coimbatore District .. Respondents
Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to forthwith issue No Objection certificate in respect of land to an extent of 2.17.07 Acres in Survey No.964/8 of Kalapatti Village, Coimbatore North Taluk, Coimbatore District by considering the representation of the petitioners/agreement holder
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dated 21.08.2023 to enable them to develop their land.
For Petitioner : Mr.K.Dhananjayan
For Respondents : Mr.V.Gunasekar for R1& R2 Mr.P.Sathish for R3 Additional Government Pleader
ORDER
This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondents to issue No objection certificate in respect of the petitioner's land enabling them to develop their lands.
https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 3. Counter has been filed. It is stated that though the acquisition
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proceedings were quashed, but survey No.964/8 is not covered under the proceedings. Whereas, the learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the very writ order included S.No.964 for extent of 2.71 acres. The petitioner has purchased that the property in the same survey number. Therefore, submitted that the counter did not reflect the true facts.
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is filed as against the Order of this Court in W.P.No.30897 of 2014.
19.06.2024
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To
1.The Managing Director The Tamil Nadu Housing Board 5th Floor, CMDA Building E & C Market, Koyambedu Chennai – 600 107
3.The Special Tahsildar, (Land Acquisition) Housing Scheme Unit No.II Coimbatore, Coimbatore District
N. SATHISH KUMAR, J.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondents were obligated to issue a No Objection Certificate for land development following the lapse of acquisition proceedings.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
K.Somasundaram
S.Palanisamy
B.V.L.Ravi
M.S.P.Mohanaselvan
The Tamil Nadu Housing Board
The Executive Engineer and Administrative Officer Tamil Nadu Housing Board
N. SATHISH KUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
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