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Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Before :
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE MOULD
Between :
MANORANJITHAM SARAVANAMUTHU | Claimant |
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(1) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COMMUNITIES, HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (2) LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM | Defendants |
Gregory Jones KC and Armin Solimani (instructed by Irwin Mitchell LLP) for the Claimant
Ruchi Parekh (instructed by Government Legal Department) for the First Defendant
Douglas Edwards KC and Michael Rhimes (instructed by Sharpe Pritchard LLP) for the
Second Defendant
Hearing dates: 8-9 April 2025
Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 10:30am on Tuesday 12 August 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.
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MR JUSTICE MOULD
MR JUSTICE MOULD :
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- Introduction
- Ground of challenge
- The inspector’s decision letter
- Legal and policy framework
- Ground 1 – Viability
- The CPO Guidance
- Funding and delivery arrangements – the Second Defendant’s case
- Funding and delivery arrangements – the Second Defendant’s evidence
- The March report
- Overview and scrutiny process
- The Claimant’s case on viability and funding
- The parties’ closing submissions
- The inspector’s conclusions
- Submissions
- Discussion
- Ground 2 – Reasonable efforts to acquire by agreement
- The CPO Guidance
- The factual background
- Revised draft agreement and uplift offer
- March 2023 discussions and correspondence
- The Claimant’s objection
- The Second Defendant’s response
- Evidence at the public inquiry
- Closing submissions
- The inspector’s decision
- Submissions
- Discussion
- Ground 3 – excessive use of compulsory purchase powers
- CPO Guidance
- The parties’ contentions
- The inspector’s decision
- Submissions
- Discussion
- Conclusions