Petitioners sought 75% additional compensation under the 2013 Land Acquisition Act for land acquired for a mass rapid transit project; writ petitions were withdrawn with an endorsement and dismissed as withdrawn.
Permission to withdraw granted; writ petitions dismissed as withdrawn, no costs, connected miscellaneous petition closed.
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W.P.Nos.12863, 12867, 12902, 12904, 12906, 12908, 12910, 12911, 12915, 12916 & 12922 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 10.09.2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SOUNTHAR
W.P.Nos.12863, 12867, 12902, 12904, 12906, 12908, 12910, 12911, 12915, 12916 & 12922 of 2023
and
WMP.No.12707 of 2023
In W.P.No.12863 of 2024
G.Ezhilarasan
...Petitioner
Vs.
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4.The Deputy Chief Engineer-I Metropolitan Transport Project (Railway 1) Southern Railway Mylapore, Chennai 600 004.
W.P.Nos.12863, 12867, 12902, 12904, 12906, 12908, 12910, 12911, 12915, 12916 & 12922 of 2023
...Respondents
Prayer in W.P.No.12863 of 2023: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 2 & 3 to pay 75% additional compensation to the petitioner as per Section 40(5) of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and as per the order f this Court date 05.08.2015 made in W.P.No.27550 of 2014 & others.
For Petitioners in all W.P.Nos. : Mr.Aswin Premsundar For Respondents : Mr.A.Selvendran for R1 to R3 all W.P.Nos. Special Government Pleader Mr.P.J.Anitha for R4 CGSC
COMMON ORDER
The learned counsel for the petitioners seeks leave of this Court
to withdraw the Writ Petitions. He has also made an endorsement in the Court
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W.P.Nos.12863, 12867, 12902, 12904, 12906, 12908, 12910, 12911, 12915, 12916 & 12922 of 2023
bundle to that effect.
2. Accordingly, these Writ Petitions are dismissed as withdrawn.
No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.
10.09.2024
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To
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W.P.Nos.12863, 12867, 12902, 12904, 12906, 12908, 12910, 12911, 12915, 12916 & 12922 of 2023
Mylapore, Chennai 600 004.
W.P.Nos.12863, 12867, 12902, 12904, 12906, 12908, 12910, 12911, 12915, 12916 & 12922 of 2023
S.SOUNTHAR, J. dna
W.P.Nos.12863, 12867, 12902, 12904, 12906, 12908, 12910, 12911, 12915, 12916 & 12922 of 2023 and WMP.No.12707 of 2023
10.09.2024
2 provisions across 2 enactments
G.Ezhilarasan
The Secretary to Government Housing and Urban Development Department
The District Collector
The Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition)
The Deputy Chief Engineer-I, Metropolitan Transport Project (Railway 1), Southern Railway
S.Sounthar
As recorded by the court registry
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