Madras High Court sets aside order to take over 7.44 acres of prime land in Chennai from Sri Ramachandra Educational and Health Trust
The Madras High Court has set aside a previous order that directed the government to reclaim 7.44 acres of land from the Sri Ramachandra Educational and Health Trust. The court ruled that a single judge lacked the authority to issue such a directive in a writ petition.
Why it matters
This decision clarifies legal procedures regarding land disputes and the jurisdictional limits of judicial benches.
Madras High Court sets aside order to take over 7.44 acres of prime land in Chennai from Sri Ramachandra Educational and Health Trust left The Division Bench also set aside other directions issued by the single judge who had quashed a Government Order issued on June 12, 1998 permitting Tamil Nadu Housing Board to sell the land to the trust and the fixation of sale price at ₹6.01 lakh per ground in 2007. PICHUMANI K The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/6lytlx/article71589887.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Madras%20High%20Court%20Building_2.jpg PICHUMANI K CHENNAI : 27/05/2022: FOR CITY : A view of the Madras High Court Building in Chennai.
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