Vruksha Promoters v. The Director
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: Section 38 Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act 1971; release of reserved land; lapse of detailed development plan; Coleroon North Detailed Development Plan No.7; three-year period for acquisition; deemed release of land; mutation of revenue records; Pitchandarkovil Village, Mannachanallur Taluk, Tiruchirappalli; Article 226 writ of mandamus; W.P.(MD) No.8515 of 2021; M. Amsavalli (2017) 2 CWC 418; R.M. Shanmuganathan (2018) 2 CWC 20; W.P.(MD) No.5652 of 2019; W.A.(MD) No.485 of 2020; W.P.(MD) No.166 of 2021. Relevant for landowners seeking release of land reserved or designated under a detailed development plan where neither a Section 37(2) declaration issued nor acquisition by agreement occurred within three years of publication.
What did the court decide?
Declaration that the petition-mentioned land (82 cents, Old S.No.95/1, New S.No.95/1B, Pitchandarkovil Village) is deemed released from the proposed detailed development plan, the scheme having lapsed under Section 38 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971; respondents directed to carry out necessary mutations in the relevant revenue records; no order as to costs.