SPL.TAHSILDAR(LA) UNIT-IV TNHB vs KRISHNAPPA NAICKER — SLP(C) No. 13065/2011

Summary: SLP(C) No. 013065/2011 The Supreme Court dismissed multiple consolidated special leave petitions filed by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board's Land Acquisition Officer challenging the Madras High Court's judgment (dated 12.3.2010) that fixed land compensation at Rs.6,000 per cent for 27.88 acres acquired near Chennai for a Satellite Town project. The petitioner had initially fixed the value at Rs.720 per cent, which was increased to Rs.7,000 by the Reference Court and reduced to Rs.6,000 by the High Court after applying a 40% development deduction to the established market rate of Rs.10,000 per cent. The Court rejected the petitioner's condonation applications (citing 222-303 days delay) as unsatisfactory and found no legal infirmity in the concurrent findings of both lower courts regarding land location, development potential, and valuation based on credible sale instances. The petitioner was ordered to pay Rs.25,000 costs per petition and directed to compensate respondents within three months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.