What land is being acquired and where
The land is for an industrial complex at Mathur. Our records show one notification covering 215 survey numbers in one village.
That village is Mathur, in Sriperumbudur taluk of Kancheepuram district. No other village appears in the notice records we hold for this project.
The acquisition was made under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997. The notification was published in the State Government Gazette.
The notice and its stage
Our records show one notification, dated 4 June 2012. No later notice for this project appears in our records, so 4 June 2012 is both the first and the latest notice date.
Under the 1997 Act, the State Government acquires land for an industrial purpose by publishing a notice under section 3(1) of the Act. Under the scheme of the Act, land covered by such a notice vests in the Government on publication, free from encumbrances. Compensation is then determined separately under the Act.
Our records do not show this notification as withdrawn, either in full or for any survey number. They also do not show any later correction to it.
Our records do not tell you whether compensation has been paid, whether possession has been taken, or whether the industrial complex has been built. You can confirm these points only with the land acquisition office and the revenue records.
Village covered by this acquisition
Mathur, Sriperumbudur taluk, Kancheepuram district: 215 survey numbers notified, none withdrawn.
A survey number appearing in the notification does not always mean the whole survey number was acquired. A notice can cover only part of a survey number or a particular subdivision. Always compare the extent stated in the gazette schedule with the extent in your own documents.
What to do if your land is listed
Get a copy of the 4 June 2012 State Government Gazette notification and read its schedule. Check your survey number, subdivision and extent against your patta, chitta and sale deeds.
If you own land listed in the schedule, approach the land acquisition officer or the District Collector's office at Kancheepuram. Ask about the compensation determined for your land, whether it has been paid or deposited, and what documents you must produce to claim it.
If you are buying land in Mathur, check the survey number against the gazette schedule before you pay any advance. Also check the current patta, the Field Measurement Book sketch and an encumbrance certificate, and ask the taluk office at Sriperumbudur whether the land stands in the Government's name.
Land that has vested in the Government cannot be validly sold by the former owner. A buyer of such land may lose both the land and the money paid, so verify before you sign.