1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 03.08.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR W.P.(MD)Nos.8602 to 8620 of 2011 and M.P(MD)Nos.1,1,1,1 & 1 of 2011 P.Murugesan ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8602/2011 L.Rajagopal ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8603/2011 S.Kalyani ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8604/2011 V.Vellayya ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8605/2011 A.Senthilvel ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8606/2011 P.Arul Aruna ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8607/2011 S.Sumathi ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8608/2011 S.Esakki Adum Perumal ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8609/2011 A.Joseph Raj ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8610/2011 A.Sam Chelladurai ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8611/2011 M.Selvakumar ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8612/2011 V.Narayanan ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8613/2011 R.Meenakshi Sundaram ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8614/2011 A.Stella Esthar Rani ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8615/2011 P.Appadurai ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8616/2011 A.Duraisamy ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8617/2011 S.Sankaran ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8618/2011 S.Arunachalam ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8619/2011 P.Aruna ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.8620/2011 Vs. 1.State of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Secretary to Government, Housing Unit and Urban Development Department, Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009. 2.The Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Nandanam, Chennai – 600 009. 3.The Executive Engineer and Administrative Officer, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Tirunelveli Housing Unit, Sivanthipatty Road, Tirunelveli – 627 011. ... Respondents Prayer in WP(MD)No.8602 to 8620 of 2011: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the impugned demand notice in Letter No.R4/VMC/11 dated 10.03.2011, 10.03.2011, 13.03.2011, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 13.03.2011,10.03.2011,10.03.2011, 13.03.2011, 10.03.2011, 10.03.2011 Letter No.R4/3626/11 dated 10.03.2011, Letter No.R4/VMC/11 dated 13.03.2011 and Letter No.R4/3626/11 dated 02.05.2011 and Letter No.R4/VMA/11 dated 10.03.2011, 10.03.2011 and impugned payment demand working sheet dated 13.06.2011, 03.06.2011, 07.04.2011, Letter No.R4/VMC/11 dated 10.03.2011 on the file of the respondent No.3 and quash the same as illegal and consequently, direct the respondent No.3 to calculate interest on difference in land cost between the original tentative land cost and the final land cost from the date of finalisation of land cost i.e. 10.03.2011,13.03.2011,02.05.2011, 13.06.2011,03.06.2011 on 07.04.2011 in respective cases. For Petitioner ... Mr.T.Lajapathi Roy For Respondents ... Mr.M.Govindan, Special Govt. Pleader for R.1 Mr.A.Kannan for R.2 and R.3 COMMON ORDER W.P(MD)Nos.8602 to 8620 of 2011 have been filed to call for the records pertaining to the impugned demand notice in Letter No.R4/VMC/11 dated 10.03.2011, 13.03.2011 (in respective cases) and in Letter No.R4/3626/99 dated 02.05.2011 and the impugned payment demand Working Sheet dated 13.06.2011, 03.06.2011, 07.04.2011 respectively, on the file of the respondent No.3 and quash the same as illegal and consequently, direct the respondent No.3 to calculate interest on difference in land cost between the original tentative land cost and the final land cost from the date of finalisation of land cost i.e 10.03.2011 or 13.03.2011 or 02.05.2011 or 13.06.2011 or 03.06.2011 or 07.04.2011. 2. All these writ petitions relate to allotment of house and plot by the respondent Housing Board under the V.M.Chathram Housing Scheme. This Court, by order dated 15.07.2011, made in W.P(MD)Nos.7430 of 2011 and batch, granted certain reliefs to the petitioners therein. The present batch of writ petitions fall under the same category and the petitioners are entitled to the same relief as in the above writ petitions. The said order reads as follows: "14. Drawing the same analogy to the present case, the Board's resolution even as per the counter affidavit and the copy of the resolution which has been now produced by the learned Counsel for the respondent Housing Board, is dated 03.02.2011 whereby the final land cost has been determined. 15. In view of the decision of the Honourable Apex Court and the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in V.Muralidharan's case, relating to allotment in the Ellis Nagar Housing Board Scheme which is similar to the present case, the interest on the difference in the land cost shall be reckoned from the date of Board's resolution No.6.05 to 6.08 and 6.40 dated 03.02.2011. 16. The impugned notices in all the writ petitions insofar as they claim interest on the difference in the land costs from an earlier date, is set aside and the respondent Housing Board is directed to rework the interest as per the agreement on and from the Board's resolution dated 03.02.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 3 till the date of payment. Such exercise shall be completed within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the above, the respondents shall release the sale deeds if all other requirements are complied with. 17. The petitioners are entitled to pay the other amounts as per the notices forthwith to avoid default or interest liability if any applicable." 3. Accordingly, the writ petitions are partly allowed on the same terms insofar as the petitioners are concerned. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(AE) /TRUE COPY/ Sub Assistant Registrar To: 1. The Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Housing Unit and Urban Development Department, Fort St.George, Chennai – 600 009. 2.The Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Nandanam, Chennai – 600 009. 3.The Executive Engineer and Administrative Officer, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Tirunelveli Housing Unit, Sivanthipatty Road, Tirunelveli – 627 011. +1cc to Mr.T.Lajapathi Roy, Advocate SR.No.26102 +1cc to Mr.A.Kannan, Advocate SR.No.26059 W.P.(MD)Nos.8602 to 8620 of 2011 and M.P(MD)Nos.1,1,1,1&1 of 2011 03.08.2011 rsb PA/19.08.2011/3P/6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/