R.Sivakumar v. State of Tamilnadu
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: Madras High Court; Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, J.; WP No. 23572 of 2025; WMP Nos.26477 & 26479 of 2025; Article 226; certiorarified mandamus; G.O. Ms. no 246 Part VI Section 1 dated 31.05.2025 (Highways); land acquisition for link road; Panikkampatti Village, Palladam Taluk, Tiruppur; S.F. No 131; S.F. No 117/1A1; alternative routes objections; negotiated sale deed registered 10.01.2026; infructuous disposal; enhanced compensation preserved. Useful for: challenges to highway land-acquisition orders resolved by negotiated sale deeds, and for the proposition (as ordered here) that such disposal is without prejudice to the landowner's right to seek enhanced compensation in accordance with law. No precedent was cited or discussed; the merits of the G.O. and the alternative-route objections were left undecided.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of as infructuous, without prejudice to the petitioner's right to seek enhanced compensation in accordance with law; connected miscellaneous petitions closed; no costs.