B.RAJENDRAN
P. Chandrika – Appellant
Versus
Commissioner, Commissioner of Urban Land Ceiling & Urban Land Tax, Ezhilagam, Chennai – Respondent
1. This Writ Petition has been filed challenging the impugned order dated 06.01.2014 passed by the first respondent vide Rc.No.6503/2013/J3 in respect of the petitioner's land in S.No.63/1 of Kavundampalayam Village, Coimbatore District admeasuring about 134.5 Cents and consequential direction to the respondents to treat the proceedings as abated under Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Repeal Act 20 of 1999 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act'.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that first of all, the impugned order is a non-speaking order. It does not give any reasons at all. Time and again, this Hon'ble Court as well as the Hon'ble Supreme Court has held that such an order is not in accordance with law. But, the main contention in the writ petition is that the Urban Land Ceiling Act itself has been repealed. When the Act was repealed and if the possession continues with the petitioner, then all other proceedings lapses. In this case, he would contend that the original owner was not at all served with any notice of proceedings under Sections 11(1) and 11(5) of the Act and and therefore, the entire order is vitiated. Above all, when
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