HC dismisses petitions challenging land acquisition for SEZ
The Madras High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the acquisition of land by the Tamil Nadu Government at Orgadam in Kancheepuram District for setting up a Special Economic Zone.
By PTI |
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the acquisition of land by the Tamil Nadu Government at Orgadam in Kancheepuram District for setting up a Special Economic Zone.
In his order, Justice P Jyothimani said "considering the industrial development of the state and the fact that 6,500 land owners, except the 16 (petitioners), had either accepted the compensation or surrendered lands by accepting the acquisition proceedings, I am of the view that the petitioners are not entitled for any relief as claimed,"
The petitioners M Haridas and 15 others, who sought a direction to restrain the state industrial department from proceeding with the land acquisition for the project coming up on an area of 395.87 hectare, contended that they were middle class people with houses or sites on which they were running shops, their only source of livelihood.
On the petitioners' plea that some portion of the land proposed to be acquired was meant for religious and small scale industrial purposes, the Judge said they could make proper representation to the government, which in turn should consider them in accordance with law.
If the petitioners were already carrying on some industrial activities at the site, they could make proper representation to concerned authorities after the acquisition proceedings were over for the purpose of allotment of land, the judge said.
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