IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 12.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY R.Vasantha .. Petitioner vs

1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Water Resources Department (WRD), Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai – 600 005.

3.The Engineer in Chief, Water Resources Department (WRD), Chepauk, Chennai – 5. 4.The District Collector, Kancheepuram District.

5.The Executive Engineer, Kosasthalaiyar Basin Division, Water Resources Department (WRD), No.157, J.N. Road, Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur Taluk and District. 6.The Special Tahsildar (L.A.), Chennai City Waterways Scheme, Ambattur, Chennai – 600 053.

7.The Tahsildar, Kundrathur Taluk, Kundrathur, Kancheepuram District. .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the records of the impugned order of the fourth respondent passed in his proceedings in Na.Ka.No.61288/2003/F2 dated 12.01.2026, quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to pay fair and reasonable compensation under the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 for the petitioner’s land for an extent acre 0.86 ½ cents (hectares 0.35.00 Ares) in S.No.1065, S.No.1066 and S.No.1069.

For Petitioner : Ms.M.Akshayaa For Respondents : Mr.Abishek Murthy, Government Advocate

ORDER

Asserting title to the relevant property under settlement deed dated 28.11.2020, the petitioner challenges the order dated

12.01.2026.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not received compensation and that such compensation was also not received by her predecessor in interest. She also adds that the predecessor in interest, Mr.V.R.Umesh Kumar, is her son.

3. Mr.Abishek Murthy, learned Government Advocate, accepts notice for all the respondents. By referring to internal page No.2 of the impugned order, he submits that it is recorded therein that Award No.1 of 2008 was issued determining compensation at Rs.1,190/- per cent. He also points out that such award is for an aggregate sum of Rs.2,27,450/- in favour of Mr.V.R.Umesh Kumar. The settlement deed in favour of the petitioner was executed on 28.11.2020. The award has been issued in the year 2008 when the owner of the property was Mr.V.R.Umesh Kumar. Therefore, Mr.V.R.Umesh Kumar should take necessary steps to receive the compensation. Instead, the petitioner has approached this Court for payment of compensation. The request of the petitioner cannot be countenanced. By leaving it open to Mr.V.R.Umesh Kumar to claim the compensation in accordance with law, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

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1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Water Resources Department (WRD), Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Land Administration, Chepauk, Chennai – 600 005.

3.The Engineer in Chief, Water Resources Department (WRD), Chepauk, Chennai – 5. 4.The District Collector, Kancheepuram District.

5.The Executive Engineer, Kosasthalaiyar Basin Division, Water Resources Department (WRD), No.157, J.N. Road, Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur Taluk and District. 6.The Special Tahsildar (L.A.), Chennai City Waterways Scheme, Ambattur, Chennai – 600 053.

7.The Tahsildar, Kundrathur Taluk, Kundrathur, Kancheepuram District.

SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J.

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