Rajini Sasikanth v. The Commissioner of Land Administration

ORDER An Award dated 20.03.2025 bearing award No.4/2025 is challenged in this writ petition and the petitioner seeks a consequential direction for the deposit of compensation into bank accounts of petitioner.

¶2Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that similarly placed persons, whose lands were also covered under the same notification, had approached this Court earlier challenging awards rejecting their claims on the same grounds. He refers to order dated 17.10.2025 in W.P.No.21220 of 2025 in Bharathy and Others v. The Commissioner of Land Administration and Others. He also refers to order dated 27.10.2025 in W.P.No.25216 of 2025, M/s.Deva Vezman Food & Beverages Private Limited v. The Special District Revenue Page3 of 6 Officer (L.A.), SIPCOT.

¶3Learned Additional Advocate General appears on behalf of respondents 1 to 5. He submits that a writ appeal has been lodged against the orders referred to in the preceding paragraph along with an application for the condonation of delay. In all fairness, he submits that the other writ petition pertains to the same notification.

¶4In order dated 17.10.2025 in W.P.No.21220 of 2025, after examining the law in considerable detail, this Court held as under: "25. For all the above reasons this Court is inclined to set aside the impugned order dated

11.04.2025. Since it is stated that the compensation has been deposited it is open to the petitioners to take out appropriate application for disbursement of the compensation deposited in Court. If any such application is taken the compensation shall be paid within a period of four weeks from the date of such application. It is open to the petitioners to claim enhanced compensation if entitled in accordance with Page4 of 6 law. I must state that I have not expressed anything on the merits of the petitioners entitlement for enhancement while disposing of the present writ petition."

¶5Being similarly situated, the petitioner is entitled to parity of treatment. This writ petition is allowed by setting aside the impugned award dated

20.03.2025 on the same terms as in the order in the above writ petition. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 19-02-2026 KAL Page5 of 6 To

¶1The Commissioner Of Land Administration Chepauk, Chennai 05

¶2Special District Revenue Officer SIPCOT Mannellur, Phase III, Thiruvallur District

¶3District Collector Thiruvallur , Thiruvallur District

¶4The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu Industries SIPCOT (LA) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 09

¶5The Chairman and Managing Director SIPCOT No. 19 A Rukmani Lakshmipathy Road, Egmore, Chennai 08 WPoNo.o3903oofo2026 SENTHILKUMARoRAMAMOORTHY,oJ. KAL WPoNo.o3903oofo2026 WMPoNos.4325o&o4237oofo2026 19-02-2026 Page6oofo6

Page1 of 6 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 19-02-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY WMP Nos.4325 & 4237 of 2026 Rajini Sasikanth W/o. S.Sasikanth, No. 15 Palur Kaniappan Street, Mylapore, Chennai 04 ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Commissioner Of Land Administration Chepauk, Chennai 05 2. Special District Revenue Officer SIPCOT Mannellur, Phase III, Thiruvallur District 3. District Collector Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur District 4. The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu Industries SIPCOT (LA) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 09 5. The Chairman and Managing Director SIPCOT No. 19 A Rukmani Lakshmipathy Road, Egmore, Chennai 08 ..Respondent(s) PRAYER: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the 2nd respondent pertaining to the impugned award bearing Page2 of 6 reference Na.Ka.No. 7/ 2023/ A1/ Ta.Ma.Va.A/ Thiruvallur dated 20.03.2025 (award No. 4/2025, V.No -2 Alagu-7, Block-9 ) quash the same as arbitrary, illegal and in violation of principles of natural justice and consequently deposit the compensation amount of Rs. 1,56,93,017/- (Rupees One Crore Fifty Six Lakhs Ninety Three thousand and Seventeen only) directly in to the bank accounts of the petitioner while preserving the rights of the petitioner to seek enhanced compensation in the manner known to law and pass For Petitioner(s): M/s.Vikram Veerasamy For Respondent(s): Mr.M.Suresh Kumar, AAG Assisted by Mr.P.Sathish, AGP for R1 to R4 Assisted by Mr.Abhishek Murthy for R5