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Madras High CourtWP/31095/2023disposed of

R.M.Ajay Anand v. The District Revenue Officer

2023-10-31Honourable The Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 31.10.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.SANJAY V.GANGAPURWALA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY R.M.Ajay Anand : Petitioner Vs 1.The District Revenue Officer, (Land Acquisition) CMRL Administrative Office, Koyambedu, Chennai 600107 2.The Tahsildar, Maduravayal Taluk, Maduravayal, Nolambur, Chennai 600037.

: Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records of the 2nd respondent in order dated 04.10.2023 made in Rc.B1/23/2023/ B1, quash the same and direct the 1st respondent to pay compensation for petitioner's residential Grama Natham Land which is comprised in Old Survey No.188/1 New S.Nos.413/12 and 413/13 situated at Porur Village to an extent of 5844 sq.fts or 543 sq.metres For the Petitioner :

Mr.D.Suriyanarayanan

For Respondent No.1 :

Mr.R.Shunmugasundaram Advocate-General, Assisted by Mrs.Rita Chandrasekar and Ms.A.G.Shakeenaa For Respondent No.2 :

Mrs.R.Anitha, Special Government Pleader

ORDER

(Made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) We have heard Mr.D.Suriyanarayanan, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.R.Shunmugasundaram, learned Advocate-General for the first respondent and Mrs.R.Anitha, learned Special Government Pleader, for the second respondent.

2. The petitioner is challenging the notice issued under Section 7 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905.

3. The said notice is only a show cause notice. The petitioner may file his reply to the show cause notice within seven days from today.

4. If any reply is filed by the petitioner, the authority concerned shall consider the reply on its own merits, before proceeding under Section 6 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905.

5. With this observation, the writ petition is disposed of. There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, WMP No.30720 of 2023 is closed.

(S.V.G., CJ.) (D.B.C., J.) 31.10.2023 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No tar To 1.The District Revenue Officer, (Land Acquisition) CMRL Administrative Office, Koyambedu, Chennai 600107 2.The Tahsildar, Maduravayal Taluk, Maduravayal, Nolambur, Chennai 600037.

THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

(tar) 31.10.2023