SUPREME COURT
, J
The appellant is a Private Limited Company – Appellant
Versus
The Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. – Respondent
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| 1. appellant's investment in poultry farm is challenged by power line construction. (Para 2 , 4 , 6) |
| 2. legal authority concerning realignment of power lines is critical for public benefit. (Para 10 , 19 , 24) |
| 3. adequate clearance for power lines is mandated to protect poultry health. (Para 25 , 27 , 28) |
1. Leave granted.
2. The appellant is a Private Limited Company engaged in the business of poultry farming which is confined to the production of eggs. It has constructed three separate sheds on Survey Nos.242/2 and 249/3 in Nanniyur Pudur Village in Karur District in the State of Tamil Nadu for accommodating about 1.25 lakh layer birds. It is the case of the appellant that it had invested a sum of about Rs.6 crores in acquiring the lands, erecting the sheds thereupon and acquiring the birds for the purpose of starting the poultry farm.
3. At this juncture, it may be noted that the lands on which the poultry farm was started by the appellant, had been acquired in two stages. About 11 acres of land were acquired by the appellant - Company on 23rd June, 2004 and about 4 acres were acquired on 19th November, 2004.
4. At about the same time, the 3rd respondent, The Power
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