Rule 5 -- Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001 (34 of 2002), Section 15(1)(2) -- Acquisition of land – Objections invited from land-owners before notification u/s 15(1) of the Act, 2001 -- Enquiry conducted as required u/s 15(2) and after considering the objections and having been satisfied that the land is required for the purpose of Highways Department, the notification u/s 15(1) of the Act, 2001 issued – High Court was right in observing that there is a substantial compliance of Section 15 of the Act, 2001 read with Rule 5 of the Rules, 2003 -- Non-filing of a statement by way of answer to the objections by the Highways Department and/or non-furnishing the copy of the same to the original land owners shall not vitiate the entire process of acquisition process and/or the notification issued under sub-section (1) of Section 15 of the Act, 2001 -- Acquisition, upheld.
(SC) Decided on : 02.09.2022
