CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has upheld a notice issued under Sub-Section 1 of Section 3 of the TN Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act for acquisition of land belonging to two persons for the expansion project of the MRF Limited at Naramangalam village in Perambalur district.
Sec 3 of the Act enabled the government to take over any land for industrial purpose or for any other purpose in furtherance of the objects of the Act, Justice K Venkataraman noted.
The government could do so by publishing in the gazette and specifying the particular purpose for which the land was sought to be acquired. The Act contemplated only a notice before publication of the notification under Sec 3(1) of the Act and no further notice. That apart,once a notice under Sec 3(1) was published, the land vested with the government.
In this case, the government, after careful consideration, had decided to accept the proposal of the Perambalur district collector, as recommended by the Special Commissioner and Commissioner of Land Administration. Accordingly, it accorded the administrative sanction for the acquisition of 16.64 acres for the Rs 900-crore expansion project of MRF Limited.
Thus, the three authorities had considered the request of the MRF and the conclusion arrived at by them could not be doubted at all, the judge said, and dismissed the appeals from K Sabapathy and A Simiyon Raja challenging the acquisition proceedings.