JUDGMENT :

(D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J.)

(Prayer in W.A.No.357 of 2021 : Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order, dated 15.09.2020 in W.P.No.11535 of 2020.)

A. The Context :

1. The State of Tamil Nadu sought to acquire various pieces of land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in Vilankurichi, Vellakinar, Thudiyalur and other villages around the city of Coimbatore so as to develop residential areas/colonies to cater to the growing residential/other needs of the city over a period of time (1990 – 2001) by separate and independent proceedings and passing separate awards in respect of each individual acquisition.

1.1. While so, the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as 'New Act') came into force with effect from 01.01.2014 (vide S.O. 3729(E) ), in and by which, the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as 'Repealed Act') stood repealed. However, provisions were made for the purpose of continuing the incomplete land acquisition proceedings under