P.Arivudainambi vs The Managing Director on 28 April, 2006
A. In the case of the petitioner in W.P. No.39279 of 2005, according
to him, his only housing plot admeasuring an extent of 5700 sq. ft. situate
in Survey No.300/13 of Velachery village had been acquired way back on
15.10.1999. When he challenged the same by filing writ petition in W.P.
No.16929 of 1999, the Government gave an undertaking before the Court on
15.10.1999 that his possession would not be disturbed without following the
due process of law. However, it is the grievance of the petitioner that
contrary to the said undertaking, the petitioner was dispossessed forcibly for
the execution of the project work. After taking the possession forcibly, the
State Government resorted to acquisition proceedings and passed award in Award
No.1 of 20 03, dated 10.01.2003. The petitioner's land had been acquired by
the second respondent for the purpose of implementing M.R.T.S. Railway
project. The project has been jointly implemented by the second respondent
and the Government of India and the entire cost of the project was shared by
both State and Central Government on the ratio of 67:3 3. The petitioner,
having no other housing land, filed W.P.M.P. No.25732 of 2003 in W.P.
No.15947 of 2002. The petitioner sought for a direction to the Government to
allot equal proportion of the vacant land anywhere within the Corporation/City
Limit. After hearing both sides, considering the grievance of the petitioner,
learned single Judge passed an order on 12.12.2003, permitting the petitioner
to make a representation for allotment of alternate site, with a positive
direction that, if any such representation is made, the State Government and
the Tamil Nadu Housing Board shall consider the request for allotment of land
under the special category of displaced persons by the acquisition of lands
for the Railways as has been held by the Supreme Court in Hansraj H. Jain vs.
State of Maharashtra (1993 AIR SCW 2923 ). After the said order, the
petitioner made a representation to the Government, enclosing copy of the
order referred above. By order dated 26.05.2005, the second respondent passed
the impugned order, rejecting the request of the petitioner. In the said
order, the Government, after finding, the lands were already vested with the
Metropolitan Transport Project (Railways) for Mass Rapid Transit System,
therefore, there is no justification for allotment of land to the petitioner
in any scheme area when the lands were not acquired either by Tamil Nadu
Housing Board or Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority; declined to
accede to the request of the petitioner, hence, the petitioner filed the
present Writ Petition, viz., W.P. No.39279 of 2005.