A.R. Anjaneyalu Naidu v. The Commissioner And Secretary

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 05.11.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ W.A.No. 3529 of 2023 and C.M.P.No.28832 of 2023 A.R.Anjaneyalu Naidu ...Appellant Vs.

1.The Commissioner and Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Nandanam, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 035.

3.Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Vellore Division, Rep. by the Executive Engineer and Administrative Officer, Sathuvachari, Vellore - 632 009.

4.The Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), Vellore Division, Collector's Office, Vellore District, Vellore - 9.

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The Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), For Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Taluk Office, Tirupattur, Vellore District.

...Respondents

PRAYER: The Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent praying to set aside the order made in W.P.No.2598 of 2014 dated 09.06.2022. For Appellant : Mr.D.Ananth for Mr.D.Rajagopal For Respondents : Mrs.Akila Rajendran, Govt. Advocate for R1 and R4 Mr.P.S.Seetharaman, Standing Counsel for R2 and R3 *******

J U D G M E N T

(Judgment of the Court was delivered by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.) Writ petitioner is appellant before this Court. Appellant seeks to reconvey acquired lands based on G.O.Ms.No.1451 dated 28.10.1988.

2. It is not in dispute between parties that subject lands were acquired by Government and acquisition proceedings completed in all respects in the year 1988. Acquired lands were handed over to Tamil Nadu Housing Board for 2/5

developing neighbourhood housing scheme. Learned Government Advocate would submit that apartments have been constructed and allottees occupied their respective premises.

3. That being the factum, direction issued by writ Court granting liberty to petitioner to workout remedy under The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 would not arise at all. In the present case award passed, compensation deposited, possession taken and acquired properties have been developed by Tamil Nadu Housing Board. Thus, appellant has not established even a semblance of legal right to grant the relief to re-convey the acquired land.

4. Accordingly, this Writ Appeal stands dismissed. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. (S.M.S., J.) (M.S.Q., J.) 05.11.2025 dsa Index :Yes/No :Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order To 3/5

1.The Commissioner and Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Nandanam, Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 035.

3.Executive Engineer and Administrative Officer, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Vellore Division, Sathuvachari, Vellore - 632 009.

4.The Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), Vellore Division, Collector's Office, Vellore District, Vellore - 9.

Formerly The Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), For Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Taluk Office, Tirupattur, Vellore District.

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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

and MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J.

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