The Madras High Court, on Friday directed DMK Member of Parliament V. Kalanidhi, son of former Minister Arcot N. Veerasamy, to vacate, within a month, government land on which he had constructed a private hospital in Koyambedu in Chennai, failing which he would face eviction proceedings.
Justice S.M. Subramaniam granted time till October 15 to the MP, representing the Chennai North parliamentary constituency, who is also a doctor by profession, to vacate the property and hand over possession to the competent authorities, failing which the Chennai Collector was directed to evict him forthwith.
The orders were passed while disposing of two writ petitions filed by the MP in 2017 against the acquisition proceedings initiated with respect to part of the land for the Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL) project, and the refusal to pay him compensation on the grounds that the property actually belonged to the State government.
