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WP No.1095 of 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 30.01.2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA,

CHIEF JUSTICE

AND

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN

WP No.1095 of 2026

R.Rajasekar : Petitioner

Vs

1.The Secretary to Government

Industries Investment Promotion and

Commerce department

Secretariat, Chennai-600 009

2.The Commissioner of Land Administration

Land Administration Department

Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.

3.The District Collector

Collectorate, Villupuram District

Villupuram.

4.The Special Deputy Collector (LA)

SIPCOT, Tindivanam Land Acquisition Scheme

SIPCOT office, Pelakuppam

Tindivanam, Villupuram District.

5.The Project Officer

SIPCOT Project office

Tindivanam, Villupuram District.

6.The General Manager

Administration & Land Acquisition

State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu

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19-A, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Road

Egmore Chennai 600008 : Respondents

Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for

issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for entire records

pertaining to Proposal of the 4th and 5th respondents forwarded to 3rd

respondent dated 25.10.2025 in Lr.No.LA/Omanthur/2025 quash the

same as illegal and further direct the respondents not to acquire the

lands mentioned in the proposal of the 4th and 5th respondents

forwarded to 3rd respondent based upon the petitioner representation

dated 30.12.2025.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Raghavachari,

Senior Counsel,

for Mr.R.Ramesh

For Respondents : Mr.E.Vijay Anand,

Additional Government Pleader,

for respondents 1 to 4

Mr.K.Palaniappan,

Standing Counsel,

for respondent no.5

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice)

Through this public interest litigation, challenge is made to an

internal communication made by the fifth respondent to the District

Collector proposing acquisition of lands for development of industrial

area.

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2. Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner would

submit that the lands which have been proposed by the State

Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (‘SIPCOT’, for short)

for being acquired, could not be acquired under the Right to Fair

Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and

Resettlement Act, 2013, on the ground that it is impermissible.

Learned Senior counsel further submitted that suitability of lands for

acquisition has to be decided by the Government and not by the said

department.

3. What we find from the records is that SIPCOT has identified

certain lands as suitable for industrial development and forwarded a

proposal for consideration of the District Collector. That means, the

proposal has not been accepted so far. However, the authority dealing

with matters of acquisition is presumed to act in accordance with law.

We do not find any basis to conclude that the District Collector will

proceed to accept the proposal sent by SIPCOT and initiate acquisition

proceedings contrary to the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of

Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997. The proposal may either be

accepted or rejected or partly accepted or partly rejected. It is only

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when any notification is issued, it may be open for anyone aggrieved

to take remedy under the law.

4. The petition stands closed. There will be no order as to costs.

Consequently, WMP Nos.1269, 1269 of 2026 are closed.

(MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ.) (G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.)

30.01.2026

Index : Yes/No

Neutral Citation : Yes/No

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WP No.1095 of 2026

To

1.The Secretary to Government

Industries Investment Promotion and

Commerce department

Secretariat, Chennai-600 009

2.The Commissioner of Land Administration

Land Adminis

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