Chennai sources have stated that the Madras High Court on Friday has issued an order banning registration of plots and houses in unapproved housing layouts as well as conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural use in an unplanned manner in Tamil Nadu.
The First Bench of Chief Justice S.K. Kaul and Justice R. Mahadevan has stated that they are directing that no registering authority in the State shall register any sale deed in respect of any plot in unauthorized layout or any flat or building constructed on such plots.
The Bench has said the order was necessary to save the ecology and prevent flooding while simultaneously giving time to the State government to come up with legislative changes and has then directed the Inspector General of Registration to circulate the order to all registering authorities (Sub-Registrars) in the State.
Meanwhile the interim directions were passed on a public interest litigation petition filed by advocate ‘Elephant’ G. Rajendran seeking a direction to the government to forebear the local administration from giving approval or permission to convert agricultural lands into housing layouts.
