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C Shivakumar ByExpress News ServiceCHENNAI: After the Madras High Court declared as ‘illegal’ changes by Tamil Nadu government to the Centre’s Land Acquisition Act exempting three State legislations from its purview, the State government has brought in amendments and the Act is before President for assent, according to State Industries secretary N Muruganandam. He told Express on the sidelines of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) conference on 1st India--CLMV Reverse Buyer Seller Meet on Tuesday that the three legislations providing for acquisition of land by State government are Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Harijan Welfare Scheme Act, 1978, Tamil Nadu Acquisition for Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 and Tamil Nadu Highways Act, 2001. The matter relates to the amendment made to the Centre’s Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 by inserting a new section, 105 A. 105-A in the 5th Schedule in the new Act, these impugned enactments do not get revived,” the court observed. He said this is a regular trade delegation..