JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent, against the order made in W.P(MD)No.15913 of 2021 dated 05.08.2022.)

R. Subramanian, J.

1. Aggrieved by the dismissal of the writ petition, challenge in which was to the land acquisition proceedings initiated under Section 11(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, the appellant/writ petitioner is on appeal.

2. An extent of about 5.02.00 hectares of land was sought to be acquired for the purpose of providing a channel for carriage of flood waters from Kannadian Channel by the District Collector of Tuticorin on 08.10.2020 purportedly under Section 11(1) of the 2013 Act. A publication as required under the said Section was also made in Vernacular and English News Papers. The said notification was published in the Tuticorin District Gazette. The appellant submitted his objections. In the entire extent of 5.02.00 hectares of land that was sought to be acquired, 2.52.00 hectares belonged to the appellant. The appellant along with others challenged the said notification issued by the District Collector on 13.10.2020, published in the District Gazette