Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 108 · Decided 30 April 1974
Pandia Nadar and ORS. v. The State of Tamil Nadu and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 108 · [1975] 1 S.C.R. 333
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 243/1970
- Decided
- 30 April 1974
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, HANS RAJ KHANNA, KUTTYIL KURIEN MATHEW, A. ALAGIRISWAMI, P.N. BHAGWATI (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Taniil Nadu Land Encroachnu:nt Act, 1905, s. 6-Procr!dure for eviction if riolative of Art. 14. Notices were issued to the petitioners under s. 6 of the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905, for evicting the petitioners and they challenged the constitutional validity of the of the decision in Northern lndia Caterers v. Puniab. [19671 3 S.C.R. 399. Dismissing the petitions, HELD: Under the Tamil Nadn Act s. 2 defines 'property of government', s. 3 Javs down that any 'person who shall unauthorisedly occupy any land which is th.e property of the Government shall be
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