Place earmarked for school, parks, etc., cannot be altered or utilised for any other purposes

Citation

AIROnline 2023 MAD 1456

Madras High Court

(MADURAI BENCH)

B. PUGALENDHI , J.

WP(MD) NO. 8630 of 2009 D/- 20 - 10 - 2023

Agrini Enclave Houses and Flats Owners'

Association, Madurai v. State of Tamil Nadu and Ors.

Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning

Act (35 of 1972), S.56, S.57 - Unauthorised

developments - Prayer for removal of - Place earmarked for school, parks, etc., cannot be altered or utilised for any other purposes - In order to ensure same, Govt. had made it mandatory that before approval of any layout a gift deed should be executed by applicant to local body - Therefore, subsequent modifications of layout approvals for four times made by respondents without following above mandatory condition and consent of

residents were violative of Regulations and govt. orders and hence same were legally not valid - Any developments in violation had to be treated as unauthorised and were liable to be removed. (Paras 41 , 42 , 43)