What land is being acquired and where
The Gowri Ashram to Tiruvottiyur Viaduct is a rail project. The land notified for it lies in Tiruvotriyur village, in Tiruvotriyur taluk of Tiruvallur district.
The notice covers 105 survey numbers in this one village. No other village appears in the records for this project.
A survey number in the notice may cover the whole field or only a part of it. The notice and its schedule state the extent taken from each survey number or subdivision, so read the schedule against your own patta and FMB sketch.
The notice and its stage
One notice was issued for this project. It is a notification dated 24 May 2016 and was published in the State Government Gazette.
The notice was issued under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997. That Act allows the State Government to acquire land for industrial purposes, and its definition of that term reaches projects such as this one. The Government acquires the land by publishing a notice under section 3(1) of the Act. Before that notice is published, the owner and any person interested are to be given an opportunity to show cause.
Under the scheme of the Act, once a section 3(1) notice is published the land vests in the Government free from encumbrances. Compensation is then determined by the officer authorised under the Act.
Our records show that this notice has not been withdrawn and has not been corrected later. They do not show whether compensation has been paid, whether possession has been taken, or how far the project has progressed. Those points must be confirmed with the authorities.
Village covered by this acquisition
Tiruvotriyur village, Tiruvotriyur taluk, Tiruvallur district: 105 survey numbers, none withdrawn.
This is the only village listed for the Gowri Ashram to Tiruvottiyur Viaduct.
What to do if your land is listed
First check the gazette notification itself. Match your survey number and subdivision exactly, and note the extent shown against it. A matching survey number alone does not tell you that your portion is affected.
If you own the land, contact the land acquisition officer or the Tiruvallur District Collectorate. Ask whether an award has been passed for your survey number, the amount determined, and whether possession has been taken. Keep your patta, chitta, sale deeds and any notices you received ready as proof of title.
If you are buying land in Tiruvotriyur village, ask the seller for the survey number and subdivision and check them against this notice before you pay any advance. Land that has vested in the Government cannot pass to you through a private sale. An encumbrance certificate may not show an acquisition notice, so check the gazette separately.
Bring any dispute about title or the share of compensation to the authorised officer in writing, and take advice from a lawyer on the remedies and time limits open to you.