Supreme Court of India

State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. v. M. S. Viswanathan & Ors.

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Reported as [2021] 7 S.C.R. 607
Bench Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian JJ.
Decided 20 September 2021

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, C.A.No.5885 of 2010 is allowed and the judgment of the learned Single Judge as well as the Division Bench are set aside and the writ petition of the respondents-land owners is dismissed.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Tamil Nadu Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 197 8 – Tamil Nadu Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Re peal Act, 1999 – s.3 – The land owner, mother of the respondents, was required to surrender the excess land of 6750 sq. mts. under the 1978 Act – notice was served to her regarding the same u/s.9(4) of t he 1978 Act – Thereafter, notifications were issued u/s.11(1) and s.11(3) of the 1978 Act and she was directed to surrender or deliver the vacant possession of the excess land – In compliance, she surrendered land vide letter dated 11.11.1980 and the compensation payable to her was

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