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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 35423

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J
11.S.Mehdi Ispahani – Appellant
Versus
The Member Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority – Respondent


Advocates:
For Petitioners: Mr.A.E.Ravichandran, Mr.S.Thiruvengadam
For Respondents:Mr.P.Kumaresan, Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mr.B.Sanjay Balachandran for CMDA

Table of Content
1. common issue in both writ petitions. (Para 1 , 2)
2. petitioner's property ownership and application. (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
3. petitioners' title and cmda gift deed demand. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10)
4. cmda justifies gift deed via master plan. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15)
5. petitioners cite precedents against gift deeds. (Para 16 , 17)
6. aag defends via t&cp act sections. (Para 18)
7. article 300a protects property from deprivation. (Para 20 , 21 , 22)
8. petitioners willing for compensated surrender. (Para 23)
9. cmda powers under t&cp act for plans. (Para 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30)
10. no statutory basis for compulsory gift deed. (Para 32 , 33 , 34)
11. acquisition via rfctlarr act required. (Para 35 , 36 , 37 , 38)
12. gift deed insistence fetters discretion. (Para 39 , 40 , 41)
13. prior rules optional, not mandatory. (Para 42 , 43)
14. rule 35(19) requires live notification. (Para 46 , 47)
15. precedents prohibit enforced gift deeds. (Para 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53)
16. writ petitions allowed without gift deed. (Para 54)

C O M M O N O R D E R

1.These two writ petitions present a common issue. Hence, they are disposed by way of this common order.

2.The issues that are presented are:

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