Karuppannapillai and Two Others v. Visvanathan and Seven Others – sllr 2010 volume 1 page 240

In the case between the Trustees of the Sammangodu Sri Kathirvelayutha Swamy Temple (appellants) and Kandiah Visvanathan and associated parties (respondents), the court addressed the validity of an application made to purchase surplus housing property under the Ceiling on Housing Property (CHP) Law. The key issue was whether a respondent’s application, filed six years after the law’s commencement, satisfied the strict four-month period required by Section 9 and whether a legitimate expectation had arisen from administrative communications. Ultimately, the Court held that applications made after the prescribed time were invalid, and no legitimate expectation to purchase could arise in such circumstances. The findings established that the Commissioner of National Housing was under no obligat