N.S.Kasthuri Rangan v. The Secretary To Government
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 30-10-2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY AND WMP NO. 33550 OF 2023 N.S.Kasthuri Rangan, S/o.N.Srinivasachari, B5 Abirami Mansion, No.2,Anjaneyar Koil Street, East Tambaram, Chennai- 600 059.
Petitioner(s) Vs 1.The Secretary To Government, Housing And Urban Development Department, Fort St. George, Chennai- 600 009.
2.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Nandhanam, Chennai- 600 035.
3.The Executive Engineer / Administrative Officer, Vellore Housing Unit, The Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Sathuvachari, Vellore- 632 009.
4.The Special Tahsildar, Land Acquisition (Housing), Sathuvachari, Vellore- 9.
Respondent(s) PRAYER:-Writ Petition filed under article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for an issuance of Writ of Declaration, declaring that the land acquisition proceedings initiated by the respondents 1 to 4 to acquire the land Plot No.3 in S.No.214 of Alamelu Mangapuram Village, Vellore Taluk, Vellore District to an extent of 2496 Sq.ft of land under the Old Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in lapsed in so far the petitioner's land Plot No.3 in S.No.214 of Alamelu Mangapuram Village, Vellore Taluk, Vellore District as per Sec.24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Act 30/2013) and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 4 to exempt the land from acquisition and grant NOC to the petitioner in respect of Plot No.3 comprised in S.No.214 of Alamelu Mangapuram Village, Vellore Taluk, Vellore District. For Petitioner(s):
Mr.N.Sampath For Respondent:
Mrs.S.Indhu Bala Additional Government Pleader for R1 & R4 Mr.S.Ramachandran Standing Counsel for R2 & R3
ORDER
When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this writ petition and he has also filed a letter to that effect.
2.In view of the submission and letter filed by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.
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To 1.The Secretary To Government, Housing And Urban Development Department, Fort St. George, Chennai- 600 009.
2.The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Nandhanam, Chennai- 600 035.
3.The Executive Engineer / Administrative Officer, Vellore Housing Unit, The Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Sathuvachari, Vellore- 632 009.
4.The Special Tahsildar, Land Acquisition (Housing) Sathuvachari, Vellore- 9.
KRISHNAN RAMASAMY J.
rst AND WMP NO. 33550 OF 2023 30-10-2025