SPECIAL TAHSILDAR vs VIJAYLAKSHMI — SLP(C) No. 13070/2011

Summary The Supreme Court dismissed multiple Special Leave Petitions filed by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board's Special Tahsildar challenging a Madras High Court judgment regarding land acquisition compensation. The Court rejected the petitioner's delay condonation applications as unsatisfactory and found no legal infirmity in the High Court's decision to fix land compensation at Rs.6,000 per cent (after a 40% development deduction). The petitioner was ordered to pay Rs.25,000 costs per petition and directed to deposit this with the Madras State Legal Services Authority within one month; state authorities were simultaneously ordered to pay respondents their compensation within three months. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.