ORDER :

According to the Petitioner, the lands in S.No.896/1A Part, situated at No.144, Vallur Village, Ponneri Taluk, Chennai- 600 120, measuring to an extent of 0.57 acres, originally belonged to his grandfather Chinnakulanthai and later, they devolved to his father C.Munivel. While so, the said lands were acquired by the Land Acquisition Officer, namely the Special Tahsildar, (Land Acquisition) North Chennai Thermal Power Project, Inspection, Ennore, Chennai - 87, for starting North Chennai Thermal Power Project. Though one member in each family, from whom the lands were acquired for the said project, was assured of employment on Compassionate ground at the time of acquisition of their lands, the respondents did not provide such appointment to one member in each of the family from whom the lands were acquired.

2. The Petitioner further stated that the owners and members of the family of the land owners from whom the land were acquired to start a project called North Chennai Thermal Power Project, filed a batch of Writ Petitions, claiming Compassionate appointments. This Court disposed of the said writ petitions by a common order directing the Board to consider the claim of all the