Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority VS Kamala Selvaraj
Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act (35 of 1972) , S.17— Open Space Reservation (OSR) charges – Quashing of demand – Challenge against – Plea by Development Authority that property must be viewed as part of original 21-grounds estate – Partition deeds, executed prior to 05 August 1975, when First Master Plan came into force , were unimpeached – Issuance of pattas showed official acknowledgment of an independent parcel – Subject plot measured only 2229 sq. metres which was less than the 3000 sq. metre exemption limit under Development Regulations and no layout was formed – High Court had rightly quashed demand and directed refund of amount deposited.
Writ Appeal No. 303 of 2011,D/-21-12-2011 (MAD)-Affirmed(Paras14151617181920)
