I.Ravichandran @ Ravi Sam vs State Represented By on 4 January, 2013
In Bhaskaran Pillai's case, referred to above, it was the admitted position that the land in question was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 by operation of Section 16 of the Land Acquisition Act, and it stood vested in the State free from all encumbrances. It was also observed that if the land was acquired for a public purpose, after the public purpose was achieved, the rest of the land could be used for any other public purpose. Further, in the case of Keeravani Ammal, cited supra, the Supreme Court has held that mere claim of possession by the writ petitioners is not a foundation on which the relief granted could have been rested.