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CASE NO.:

Appeal (civil) 2480 of 2001

PETITIONER:

S. SHANMUGAVEL NADAR

RESPONDENT:

STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANR.

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 18/09/2002

BENCH:

R.C. LAHOTI & BRUESH KUMAR

JUDGMENT:

JUDGMENT

2002 Supp(2) SCR 498

The following Order the Court was delivered : Leave granted.

Looking at the nature of the controversy arising for decision and the view

which we propose to take of the matter before us, a detailed statement of

the facts is not called for. We will briefly notice bare essential facts.

The Madras City Tenants Protection (Amendment) Act, 1994 (Tamil Nadu Act 2

of 1996) was enacted by the State Legislature and came into force w.e.f. l

1th January, 1996. The constitutional validity of this Act was put in issue

by several writ petitions filed in the High Court. When the matter came up

for hearing before the Division Bench reliance on behalf of the respondents

in the High Court was placed on Division Bench decision of the High Court

dated 25th January, 1972 reported as M. Vardaraja Pillai v. Salem Municipal

Council, 85 Law Weekly 760.

Diverting a little in narration of facts it is necessary to note that at an

earlier poi