Installing Solar Panels Not a Valid Industrial Use of Allotted Land: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court delivered an important judgment clarifying the meaning of industrial use of allotted land under the rules of the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT). The Court ruled that installing solar panels on an industrial plot cannot be considered an industrial activity when the land was specifically allotted for manufacturing purposes. The judgment came in a dispute involving Kems Forging Ltd., which challenged the decision…