Madras HC orders land acquisition by the Tamil Nadu government as illegal

In a set back to Tamil Nadu government's industrialization development plans, the Madras High Court has quashed all the land acquisition by the state government since September 2013 under three laws. The three legislations are -- the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act of 1997, Tamil Nadu Highways Act of 2001 and Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Harijan Welfare Scheme Act of 1978.

The court ordered as "unconstitutional" the amendment made to the central government act -- Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 -- by enacting a state law -- Right to Fair Compensation and Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Tamil Nadu) Act, 2014.

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