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JUDGMENT

REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NOs. 6342-6343 OF 2012

V. Chandrasekaran & Anr.

…Appellants

Versus

The Administrative Officer & Ors. …Respondents

J U D G M E N T

Dr. B. S. CHAUHAN, J.

1.

These appeals have been preferred against the impugned judgment

and order dated 24.1.2012, passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras

in Writ Appeal Nos. 805-806 of 2011, by which, the Division Bench

reversed the judgment and order of the learned Single Judge, dated

1.11.2010 passed in relation to land acquisition proceedings.

2.

Facts and circumstances giving rise to these appeals are as under:

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JUDGMENT

A.

A Notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894

(hereinafter referred to as `the Act’), was issued on 15.5.1978 with respect to

land measuring 58.59 acres, in the revenue estate of Tambaram Village,

Saidapet Taluk, Chengalpet District, Tamil Nadu, including the suit land

measuring 2.26 acres in Survey Nos. 283/1 (extent of 27 cents), 284/1

(extent of 70 cents), 284/2 (extent of 65 cents) and 284/3 (extent of