What land is being acquired and where
The acquisition is for an industrial park. The land lies in Manmangalam village, Karur taluk, Karur district.
The records list 41 survey numbers in Manmangalam. No other village is part of this acquisition.
The law used is the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997. This is a state law, so the notice appears in the Tamil Nadu state gazette and not in the Gazette of India.
The notice and its stage
One notification was issued, dated 17 August 2010. It was published in the state gazette and covers the single village of Manmangalam.
The records show that this notification has not been withdrawn and was not corrected later.
Under the 1997 Act, the process usually begins with a notice under section 3(1). That notice tells owners and persons interested that the Government proposes to acquire the land for an industrial purpose and gives them an opportunity to show cause against it. After the cause shown is considered, the Government may publish a declaration in the gazette. Once that declaration is published, the land vests in the Government.
The records available here describe the 2010 entry only as a notification. They do not show which section it was issued under. They also do not show whether a later declaration, an award or possession has followed. These points must be confirmed from the official file before anyone relies on the current status.
Villages covered
Only one village is affected: Manmangalam, in Karur taluk, Karur district. It has 41 survey numbers in the notification, and none of them are recorded as withdrawn.
If your land is in a neighbouring village of Karur taluk, it is not part of this acquisition according to these records. Check the survey number itself, not only the village name.
What to do if your land is listed
First, get a certified copy of the 17 August 2010 gazette notification. Compare your survey number and subdivision exactly with the schedule. Many errors arise from subdivisions and from old and new survey numbers being mixed up.
Next, go to the Special Tahsildar or land acquisition officer handling industrial acquisitions in Karur district, or to the Karur Collectorate. Ask in writing whether a declaration has been published, whether an award has been passed, and whether possession has been taken. You may also seek this information under the Right to Information Act.
Check your patta, chitta and the village A register for any entry relating to the acquisition. An entry in favour of the Government or an industrial agency is a strong sign that the land has vested.
If you are a buyer, do not purchase any land in these 41 survey numbers until you have the officer's written reply and a lawyer has checked the acquisition file. A sale deed does not defeat a completed acquisition, and an encumbrance certificate may not show acquisition entries.