SupremeToday Landscape Ad
Back
Next
Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation
Listen Audio Icon Pause Audio Icon
judgment-img

2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 30774

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
S. M. Subramaniam, K. Surender, JJ
S.Nirmala Devi – Appellant
Versus
The District Collector Office Of Collectorate – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Petitioners: Mr.V.Ragavachari, Senior Counsel for Mr.M.Deivanandam
For the Respondents: Mr.T.Arun kumar, Addl.G.P. for R1 to R3, Mr.T.Mohan,Senior Counsel for Mr.K.M.Vivekanandan for R4, Mrs.P.Veena Suresh, Standing Counsel for CMDA for R5, Mr.D.B.R.Prabhu, Standing Counsel for GCC for R6, Ms.P.Elakkiya for R7

Table of Content
1. challenge to collector's order allocating land for public park. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. rival contentions on layout approval and plot designation. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8)
3. verification confirms plots earmarked as park in 1973 layout. (Para 9 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14)
4. precedents protect osr from private diversion. (Para 15 , 16)
5. writ court defers title disputes; petition dismissed. (Para 17 , 18 , 19)

The lis on hand has been instituted challenging the order of the District Collector, Chennai District, dated 25.03.2024, holding that the subject property in the writ petition is allotted for developing a public park in an approved lay out. Thus, the District Collector held that the writ petitioners are not entitled to possess the land based on the sale deed, which was executed without any authority under law.

2. The issues emanated from and out of the complaint raised by Anjugamnagar Residents Welfare Association, in a lay out formed at Anjugam Nagar, Jafferkhanpet, Chennai. Since the complaint was not taken on file, a writ petition in W.P.No.29153 of 2019 came to be instituted by the Residents Welfare Association and the Division Bench of this Court passed final order on

Click Here to Read the rest of this document
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
SupremeToday Portrait Ad
supreme today icon
logo-black

An indispensable Tool for Legal Professionals, Endorsed by Various High Court and Judicial Officers

Please visit our Training & Support
Center or Contact Us for assistance

qr

Scan Me!

India’s Legal research and Law Firm App, Download now!

For Daily Legal Updates, Join us on :

whatsapp-icon telegram-icon
whatsapp-icon Back to top