https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284765 The Madras HC held that the expression "any other amenity" in Section 3(g) of the Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition for Harijan Welfare Schemes Act, 1978 is wide and unqualified, and cannot be cut down by ejusdem generis where the statute shows no discernible genus. Reading the provision as a whole, the Court treated education as an amenity benefiting Harijans and concluded that acquisition for an additional school building fell within the statutory purpose. The writ court was therefore wrong to strike down the notification, and the acquisition notification was upheld while the appeals were allowed. en-us Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 09:51:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284765 The Madras HC held that the expression "any other amenity" in Section 3(g) of the Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition for Harijan Welfare Schemes Act, 1978 is wide and unqualified, and cannot be cut down by ejusdem generis where the statute shows no discernible genus. Reading the provision as a whole, the Court treated education as an amenity benefiting Harijans and concluded that acquisition for an additional school building fell within the statutory purpose. The writ court was therefore wrong to strike down the notification, and the acquisition notification was upheld while the appeals were allowed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284765