After 33 years of litigation, TNHB retrieves land worth ₹220 crore in Coimbatore

P. Wilson, representing the TNHB, pointed out to the Supreme Court that there had been an earlier round of litigation involving the same landowners before Madras High Court in 1991, which had resulted in the confirmation of the award passed by the Special Tahsildar for land acquisition

After 33 years of litigation, a land parcel worth ₹220 crore and measuring 11.95 acres in Sowripalayam Village, Coimbatore district, has been restored to the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) by the Supreme Court. The decision followed arguments made by P Wilson, Senior Advocate, assisted by G Indira, the Tamil Nadu Government’s Standing Counsel.