Supreme Court of India Record of Proceedings, SLP (C) Nos. 23098, 23099, 23204 and 23205 of 2007
The Supreme Court of India issued the Record of Proceedings dated 14 December 2007 in Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 23098 of 2007 and connected Special Leave Petitions Nos. 23099, 23204 and 23205 of 2007, involving the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and other parties. The Court directed that the status quo existing on that date be maintained until further orders and prohibited the petitioners from passing any regularisation order in the meantime. It also allowed three weeks for counter affidavits and directed that the matters be listed in February 2008.
What the document covers
The Supreme Court of India Record of Proceedings dated 14 December 2007 concerns Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 23098 of 2007 and connected Special Leave Petitions Nos. 23099, 23204 and 23205 of 2007. The principal petition arose from the judgment and order dated 13 November 2007 in Writ Petition No. 15913 of 2007 before the High Court of Madras.
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority is shown as the petitioner in the principal matter. Citizen, Consumer and Civil Action Group and another are shown as respondents. The document is a court record, not a Tamil Nadu Government Order, and it does not contain a Government Order number.
Directions recorded by the Court
The Supreme Court of India Record of Proceedings dated 14 December 2007 records the following directions:
- Notice was ordered.
- The status quo existing on 14 December 2007 was to be maintained until further orders.
- The petitioners were not to pass any order of regularisation in the meantime.
- Three weeks were granted for filing counter affidavits.
- The connected matters were to be listed in February 2008.
The record also notes that prayers for interim relief had been made in the petitions. It does not record a final decision on the underlying dispute.
Who may be affected
The Supreme Court of India direction restricting regularisation directly concerns the petitioners in these proceedings, including the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority as identified in the principal petition. A property owner, buyer or professional relying on a regularisation order connected with these proceedings would need to account for the temporary prohibition recorded by the Court.
The document does not identify particular land parcels, survey numbers, buildings or categories of unauthorised development. It therefore cannot, by itself, establish whether a specific property was covered.
Limits of the record
The Supreme Court of India Record of Proceedings states that the status quo and prohibition would continue until further orders. The supplied record does not include any later order, final judgment or outcome after the proposed February 2008 listing.
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Common questions
Did the Supreme Court allow the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority to issue regularisation orders?
No. The Supreme Court directed that the petitioners must not pass any order of regularisation in the meantime.
Was this a final judgment on regularisation?
No. The record contains interim directions, grants time for counter affidavits and states that the matters were to be listed in February 2008.
Does the document identify any affected property or survey number?
No. It does not identify any land parcel, survey number or building.
How long was the status quo direction meant to continue?
The status quo existing on 14 December 2007 was to be maintained until further orders.
