IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 04.07.2024 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN W.A.No.3524 of 2019 and C.M.P.No.22597 of 2019 M.Murugesan ... Appellants Vs.

1. The District Collector, The Office Of The District Collector, Namakkal District, Namakkal.

2. The Deputy General Manager, Power Grid Corporation Of India, Sankagiri TLC Office, No.3/3/27-B,Bharathy Nagar, Salem Main Road, Sankagirisalem District-637 301. ... Respondent Prayer :- Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent Act, against the order in WP.No.28895 of 2019 dated 14.10.2019.

For Appellant : Mr.V.Raghavachari, Senior Counsel for Mrs.V.Srimathi.

For Respondents : Mr.D.Gopal, Government Advocate (for R1); : Mr.V.Kalyana Raman for M/s.Aiyar and Dalia (for R2).

J U D G E M E N T

(Judgement of the Court was delivered by S.M.Subramaniam J.)

The writ order dated 14.10.2019 in W.P.No.28895 of 2019 is under challenge in the present writ appeal. The writ petitioner is the appellant before us.

2. The Power Grid Corporation of India, commissioned high tension towers in the land belongs to the appellant. It is not in dispute that the lands were utiliz