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S.Janakiraman vs The Secretary To The Government Of ...
2023 Latest Caselaw 9095 Mad

Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 9095 Mad
Judgement Date : 27 July, 2023

Madras High Court
S.Janakiraman vs The Secretary To The Government Of ... on 27 July, 2023
                                                       W.A.No.748 of 2011 & W.P.No.12044 of 2022


                                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                              DATED: 27.07.2023

                                                   CORAM:

                                  THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR

                                                     AND

                                    THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.B. BALAJI

                                  W.A.No.748 of 2011 & W.P.No.12044 of 2022

                     W.A.No.748 of 2011

                     1.S.Janakiraman
                     2.J.Gajapathy
                     3.J.Sridhar
                     4.St.Alfred Education Trust,
                       Represented by its Managing Trustee,
                       Dr.John Alfred,
                       Egmore,
                       Chennai-600 008                                ...        Appellants
                           versus
                     1.The Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu,
                       Housing & Urban Development (UD3(1)) Department,
                       Fort St.George,
                       Chennai-600 009.

                     2.The Special Deputy Collector, (LA),
                       Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority,
                       Chennai- 600 008.

                     3.Chennai Metro Rail Limited,
                       Represented by its Managing Director,
                       Door No.11/6, Seethammal Road,
                       Alwarpet,
                       Chennai-600 008                                 ...      Respondents


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                                     For Appellants    : Mr.V.P.Sengottuvel
                                                          Senior Counsel
                                                          for Mr.K.K.Nishanth

                                     For Respondents   : Mrs.Geethathamarai Selvan
                                                         Special Government Pleader
                                                         for respondents 1 and 4
                                                         Mr.Ritachandrasekar
                                                         for third respondent
                                                         Mrs.K.Mageswari
                                                         Standing Counsel
                                                         for (CMDA) second respondent

                     PRAYER: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letter Patent
                     against the order dated 21.12.2010 in W.P. No.32252 of 2004.


                     W.P.No.12044 of 2022

                     St.Alfred Education Trust,
                     Represented by its Chairman,
                     Dr.John Alfred,
                     Egmore,
                     Chennai-600 008                              ...   Petitioner

                            versus

                     1.Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority,
                       Represented by its Member Secretary,
                       No.1, Gandhi Irwin Road,
                       Egmore,
                       Chennai-600 008.

                     2.Chennai Metro Rail Limited,
                       Represented by its Managing Director,
                       Door No.11/6, Seethammal Road,
                       Alwarpet,
                       Chennai-600 008


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                     3.The Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu,
                       Education Department,
                       Fort St.George,
                       Chennai-600009.                           ... Respondents

                     R3-Impleaded as per order
                        dated 23.03.2012 in M.P.No.2/11
                        & M.P.No.1/11 in W.A.No.748/2011
                        & W.P.No.12044/2011

                     PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of
                     India, for the issuance of a writ of Certiorari calling for the entire
                     records of the first respondent herein which culminated in the Notice
                     dated 25.04.2011 with respect to the land and buildings comprised in
                     S.Nos.159/1 to 6, 160/1 to 4, 163/1 and 2, 183/4 and 5, 188 and
                     57/1 to 11 situated at Koyambedu Village, Egmore -Nungambakkam
                     Taluk, Chennai District.

                                       For Petitioner:       Mr.V.P.Sengottuvel
                                                              Senior Counsel
                                                              for Mr.K.K.Nishanth
                                       For Respondents      : Mrs.Geethathamarai Selvan
                                                              Special Government Pleader
                                                              for third respondent
                                                              Mr.Ritachandrasekar
                                                              for second respondent (CMRL)
                                                              Mrs.K.Mageswari
                                                              Standing Counsel
                                                              for (CMDA) first respondent


                                                   COMMON JUDGMENT

                              (Judgment of the Court was delivered by D.KRISHNAKUMAR, J.)

                                  Learned counsel appearing for the third respondent in Writ

                     Appeal, has filed a counter-affidavit before this Court by stating that



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                     the third respondent has already taken possession of the land in

                     question and at present the land in question is in the exclusive

                     possession and control of the third respondent and a compound wall

                     has also been constructed in the aforesaid property.



                                  2. Learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that the said

                     statement made in the counter affidavit by the third respondent may

                     be recorded and appropriate orders may be passed.



                                  3. In view of the above submissions made by the learned

                     counsel for the appellant, the statement made in the counter-

                     affidavit, by the third respondent, is recorded and the writ appeal and

                     writ petition stand disposed of. There will be no order as to costs.

                     M.P.Nos.1 of 2011 & 1 of 2014 are closed.



                                                                   [D.K.K., J.]      [P.B.B., J.]
                                                                             27.07.2023
                     Index                    : Yes/No
                     Neutral Citation         : Yes/No
                     mrn




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                     To
                     1.The Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu,
                       Housing & Urban Development (UD3(1)) Department,
                       Fort St.George,
                       Chennai-600 009.

                     2.The Special Deputy Collector, (LA),
                       Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority,
                       Chennai- 600 008.

                     3.Chennai Metro Rail Limited,
                       Represented by its Managing Director,
                       Door No.11/6, Seethammal Road,
                       Alwarpet,
                       Chennai-600 008




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                                  W.A.No.748 of 2011 & W.P.No.12044 of 2022


                                               D.KRISHNAKUMAR, J.

and P.B. BALAJI, J.

(mrn)

W.A.No.748 of 2011 & W.P.No.12044 of 2022

27.07.2023

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

 
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