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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 43300
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
G.R. Swaminathan, J
Soundra Rajan – Appellant
Versus
Government of India – Respondent
W.P. No. 19992 of 2026
For the Appellants/Petitioners: C. Prabakaran
For the Respondents: M. Sathyan, B. Vijay, M. Murali
In land acquisition proceedings, authorities are statutorily obligated to consider objections raised by landholders once the preliminary acquisition notice is issued under the relevant industrial purposes legislation.
Headnote:The petitioner challenged an official communication regarding the potential acquisition of land for the Metro Rail Project, seeking a writ to quash the proceeding under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The core facts involve the petitioner's apprehension that land acquisition proceedings were initiated without proper consideration of his objections. The court found that the acquisition process was at a preliminary stage. The main issue was whether the pending status of the acquisition notification allowed for the petitioner’s objections to be heard. The court determined that as the formal notification under Section 3(2) of the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997, had not yet been issued, the authorities are duty-bound to consider the petitioner's objections once the notification is gazetted. The writ petition is disposed of, with the court recording the submission of the respondent that the petitioner's objections will be duly taken note of upon issuance of the notification.
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| 1. duty to consider objections during land acquisition process. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
For Petitioner :: Mr.C. Prabakaran For Respondents :: Mr.M. Sathyan for R1 Mr.B. Vijay for R2 Mr.M. Murali, Govt. Advocate for R3 to R5 O R D E R The petitioner apprehends that his land may be acquired for Metro Rail Project without taking note of his objections.
2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, learned Standing Counsel for the 2nd respondent submitted that notification under Section 3(2) of Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 is yet to be issued and as and when the same is issued, the petitioner’s objections will be duly taken note of.
3. Recording the aforesaid submission, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. Connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
