S.Kalyanasundaram v. The Principal secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras HC, Krishnan Ramasamy J, 11-06-2026; WP 4608/2023 & WMP 4614/2023 dismissed as infructuous on counsel's submission; mandamus sought under Article 226 for compensation determination under sections 26-30 RFCTLARR Act 2013 (Act 30/2013) by District Collector Coimbatore for land S.F. 666/2, 668/3, G.K.R. Nagar site 17 (2276 sq.ft + 1200 sq.ft house, Kalapatti village) acquired for Coimbatore Airport runway (Airport Authority of India); alternatively per Division Bench orders dt. 18.08.2020 in WP 2116/2017; representation dt. 17.08.2022; no costs; connected MP closed; no merits decided.
What did the court decide?
On learned counsel for the petitioner submitting that the prayer in the petition had become infructuous and requesting that the petition be closed, the Court recorded the submission, held that no further order was required, dismissed the writ petition as infructuous, awarded no costs, and closed the connected miscellaneous petition (WMP.No.4614 of 2023). The compensation question raised in the prayer was left unadjudicated.