C.S. GOPALAKRISHNAN ETC. versus THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU & OTHERS

C.S. GOPALAKRISHNAN ETC. versus THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU & OTHERS

Subsequent purchasers who acquired land after initiation of acquisition proceedings under the State Acts cannot challenge the validity of those Acts or the acquisitions (their sale transactions are void in law); the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 is not unconstitutional for being different from the new LA Act because it was protected by Presidential assent under Article 254(2) and revived by the Validation Act, 2019; absence of certain timelines or procedural features in the State Acts vis-à-vis the new LA Act is not by itself a ground to invalidate those State Acts.

Parties
Appellant: C.S. Gopalakrishnan; Appellant: V. Thirunarayanan; Appellant: K.M. Vittal Babu; Appellant: T. Chinnappan; Respondent: The State of Tamil Nadu
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
09 May 2023
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Judgment of the Supreme Court on Appeals From Madras High Court Order Dated 03.07.2019
Outcome
Appeals dismissed.
Legal Topics
Article 14 Equality, Article 254(2) Presidential Assent and Repugnancy, Validation of State Enactments, Locus Standi of Subsequent Purchasers, Compensation Under Land Acquisition Statutes, Timelines and Social Impact Assessment Under New LA Act
Constitutional Law Land Acquisition Administrative Law Article 14 Equality Article 254(2) Presidential Assent and Repugnancy Validation of State Enactments Locus Standi of Subsequent Purchasers Compensation Under Land Acquisition Statutes +1 more

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Parties

C.S. Gopalakrishnan

Appellant

V. Thirunarayanan

Appellant

K.M. Vittal Babu

Appellant

T. Chinnappan

Appellant

The State of Tamil Nadu

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Final Judgment of the Supreme Court on Appeals From Madras High Court Order Dated 03.07.2019

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether subsequent purchasers who bought land after initiation of acquisition proceedings have locus to challenge validity of State acquisition Acts and proceedings
  2. 2 Whether the Tamil Nadu Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 and Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 are void for arbitrariness and violation of Article 14 by comparison with the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
  3. 3 Effect of Presidential assent under Article 254(2) and the Validation Act, 2019 on repugnant State enactments

Ratio Decidendi

Subsequent purchasers who acquired land after initiation of acquisition proceedings under the State Acts cannot challenge the validity of those Acts or the acquisitions (their sale transactions are void in law); the Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 is not unconstitutional for being different from the new LA Act because it was protected by Presidential assent under Article 254(2) and revived by the Validation Act, 2019; absence of certain timelines or procedural features in the State Acts vis-à-vis the new LA Act is not by itself a ground to invalidate those State Acts.

Court Disposition

Appeals dismissed.

Orders

  • Appeals dismissed.
  • Parties shall bear their own costs.