Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) demanded Infrastructure & Amenities (I&A) charges and premium Floor Space Index (FSI) charges from Prestige Estates after it applied for planning permission for a multi‑storeyed building. The State Government later issued a G.O. increasing I&A rates by 50% and direc…

Kumaran Silk Trade (P) Ltd. obtained a sanctioned plan for a basement, parking, ground floor and three upper floors but illegally constructed additional floors 4, 5 and 6, violating building bye‑laws and the plan. A contempt application was filed and the Madras High Court ordered status‑quo on 2 March 2001; the appella…

The Consumer Action Group filed writ petitions under Article 32 challenging the constitutional validity of Section 113 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 and the exemption orders issued under it, alleging ultra‑vires delegation of legislative power and arbitrary exercise without recorded reasons. The…

Builders and developers applied for planning permission from the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) and were required to pay Infrastructure Development Charges (IDC) of Rs.64 per square metre, which the CMDA collected on behalf of the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (the Sewerage Boa…

The petitioners sought a writ of mandamus to restrain the State of Tamil Nadu from evicting slum and pavement dwellers in Madras without providing alternative accommodation and basic amenities. The State argued that it had a benevolent policy of providing alternate housing before demolition, citing the Tamil Nadu Slum …

The Pillayar P.K.V.K.N. Trust, which had acquired 76.12 acres and created a layout of 910 plots, retained 40 plots for its own use. After the Town Panchayat merged with Madurai City Municipal Corporation, the original plan showing those 40 plots as reserved for a school was re‑validated, but a later detailed developmen…