1. NLC told to pay compensation for damaging crops
The Madras High Court has ordered a compensation of ₹40,000 per acre to 88 farmers whose paddy crops, raised on lands acquired many years ago for Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) expansion, were damaged at Valayamadevi in Cuddalore district.
Justice S.M. Subramaniam also directed Cuddalore Collector to ensure that the compensation amount gets handed over to the farmers concerned by Sunday.