JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order dated 28.10.2015 in W.P.No.30635 of 2015.)

D. Krishnakumar, J.

1. The writ petitioner is the appellant herein. He filed W.P.No.30635 of 2015, seeking to declare the land acquisition proceedings as lapsed in view of the Section 24(2) of the Tamil Nadu Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 [in short "Fair Compensation Act"], so as to enable the fourth respondent Tahsildar to incorporate the name of the petitioner as owner of the land. The Writ Court dismissed the same, vide order dated 28.10.2015, against which the present writ appeal has been filed.

2. The appellant/writ petitioner is the owner of the land in S.No.233/5, by virtue of Sale Deed dated 25.10.2004 bearing Document Nos.7385 and 7386 of 2004 from one Mrs.G.Geetha and Mr.P.Mathivanan respectively. The petitioner also put up construction of Stilt + 2 floors after obtaining permission from CMDA and the building has also been assessed to property tax and other statutory levies. The appellant questioned the land acquisition proceedings dated 15.05.1978 in W.P.Nos.24170 and