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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 35452

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, CJ, G. Arul Murugan, J
Irene Jose – Appellant
Versus
The State of Tamil Nadu – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.Satish Parasaran Senior Counsel for Ms.Anita Thomas
For the Respondents:Mr.K.Karthik Jagannath Government Advocate for R1 and R3, Mr.P.Kumaresan Addl. Advocate General assisted by Mr.D.R.Arun Kumar for R2

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1. challenges to completed pre-2013 acquisitions fail. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)

Assailing the order 10.10.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.10939 of 1986, the unsuccessful writ petitioner has filed the present writ appeal.

2. The appellant filed the writ petition for issuance of a writ of mandamus forbearing the respondents from acquiring the piece of land belonging to the appellant and more fully described in the schedule pursuant to the notification in G.O.Ms.No.1056, dated 11.10.1985, on the ground that the said acquisition is unconstitutional, illegal, null and void.

3. The learned Single Judge, vide order impugned in this appeal, dismissed the writ petition holding that possession of the subject-land was taken over on 26.7.2005 and the acquisition proceedings completed in all respects even prior to the enactment of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (for short, “Act of 2013”) cannot be challenged. The learned Single Judge also held that compensation was also deposited even prior to coming into force of the Act of 2013. 4.1. The case of the appellant before the writ court runs th

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