IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Orders Reserved on : 19.02.2024 Orders Pronounced on : 19.06.2024 Coram:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN W.P.Nos.24678 and 24679 of 2018 and W.M.P.Nos.28710 and 28711 of 2018 --

N.Moorthy .. Petitioner in W.P.No.24678 of 2018

1. K.Ramamoorthy (deceased)

2. R.Kalavathy

3 R.Sarathiguha

4. R.Sathiyaguha

5. R.Rajavaramban

6. R.Arutkuvaiyal (Petitioners 2 to 6 are substituted as LRs. of deceased first petitioner, as per order dated 31.01.2024 in W.M.P.No.15457 of 2022 in W.P.No.24679 o 2018) .. Petitioners in W.P.No.24679 of 2018 Vs.

1. NLC India Limited, Rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director, (formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited), Corporate Office, Block-1, Neyveli-607 801.

2. The Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition, Neyveli.

3. The Speecial Tahsildar/Land Acquisition Officer, Neyveli-2.

4. The District Collector, Cuddalore District, Cuddalore.

5. The General Manager, Land Acquisition, LA-R & R (Dept), Neyveli-7. .. Respondents in both the Writ Petitions Writ Petition No.24678 of 2018 filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records on the file of the fifth respondent in connection with the order passed by him in Lr.no.W.P.No.14169 of 2014/GM/LA-R & R/2017, dated 23.08.2017 and quash the samee and direct the responents to act upon the recommendation made by the Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), Neyveli-2 in his Proc.Na.Ka.T.206/2012, dated 03.04.2012 and to provide employment to the petitioner's son, namely M.Sivaprakash, in any of the existing or immediate future vacancies.

Writ Petition No.24679 of 2018 filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records on the file of the fifth respondent in connection with the order passed by him in Lr.no.W.P.No.14253 of 2014/GM/LA-R & R/2017, dated 14.08.2017 and quash the samee and direct the responents to act upon the recommendation made by the Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), Neyveli-2 in his Proc.Na.K.Dis(D).3665/99, dated 06.124.1999 and to provide employment to the petitioner's son, namely R.Rajavaramban, in any of the existing or immediate future vacancies.

For petitioners in both petitions : Mr.V.S.Jagadeesan For respondents in both petitions : Mr.N.Nithiyanandam for RR-1 and 5 Mr.T.Arun Kumar, Addl.G.P. for RR-2 to 4 COMMON ORDER Writ Petition No.24678 of 2018 is filed praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records on the file of the fifth respondent in connection with the order passed by him in Lr.no.W.P.No.14169 of 2014/GM/LA-R & R/2017, dated 23.08.2017 and quash the same and direct the respondents to act upon the recommendation made by the Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), Neyveli-2 in his Proc.Na.Ka.T.206/2012, dated 03.04.2012 and to provide employment to the petitioner's son, namely M.Sivaprakash, in any of the existing or immediate future vacancies.

2. Writ Petition No.24679 of 2018 is filed praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records on the file of the fifth respondent in connection with the order passed by him in Lr.no.W.P.No.14253 of 2014/GM/LA-R & R/2017, dated 14.08.2017 and quash the samee and direct the respondents to act upon the recommendation made by the Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), Neyveli-2 in his Proc.Na.K.Dis(D).3665/99, dated

06.124.1999 and to provide employment to the petitioner's son, namely R.Rajavaramban, in any of the existing or immediate future vacancies.

3. The petitioner in W.P.No.24678 of 2018 in his affidavit, stated as follows:

(a) The petitioner's lands with the residential house of an extent of 9 cents (5 cents house and 4 cents vacant place) at Aziz Nagar had been acquired for Mine-II and its expansion by the Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC) during the year 1984. Apart from this, nearly 1-1/2 acr