What land is being acquired and where
The land is being acquired for an industrial park. The acquisition is spread over three districts: Kancheepuram, Madurai and Tiruvannamalai.
Within those districts, the land falls in three taluks: Sriperumbudur in Kancheepuram, Tirumangalam in Madurai and Cheyyar in Tiruvannamalai.
In all, the notices list 303 survey numbers in 5 villages. Some survey numbers may be taken in full and others only in part, so the extent in each notice should be checked against your own documents.
The notices and their stage
All 4 notices were issued under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 and were published in the State Government Gazette. The first is dated 11 January 2011 and the latest is dated 10 October 2022.
Three of the notices are acquisition notifications. They are dated 11 January 2011, 5 July 2011 and 21 February 2012. The first covers 1 village and the next two cover 2 villages each.
A notification under section 3(1) of the 1997 Act is not a proposal or a survey notice. Under this Act, once the Government publishes the section 3(1) notice, the land is acquired for the stated industrial purpose. The owner's remedy then lies mainly in claiming proper compensation, not in filing objections as under some other acquisition laws.
The fourth notice, dated 10 October 2022, is a withdrawal. It covers 1 village. None of the 4 notices has been withdrawn in full, and none of them has been recorded as corrected later.
The notices do not tell us whether compensation has been paid, whether possession has been taken, or how far the project has progressed. Those points must be confirmed with the land acquisition office.
Villages covered by the acquisition
Karisalkalampatti, Tirumangalam taluk, Madurai district: 109 survey numbers notified. Of these, 104 survey numbers were withdrawn. Only the survey numbers not named in the withdrawal remain under acquisition.
Boothanur, Sriperumbudur taluk, Kancheepuram district: 88 survey numbers notified. None has been withdrawn.
Swamymallampatti, Tirumangalam taluk, Madurai district: 76 survey numbers notified. None has been withdrawn.
Mathur, Cheyyar taluk, Tiruvannamalai district: 16 survey numbers notified. None has been withdrawn.
Perinjambakkam, Sriperumbudur taluk, Kancheepuram district: 14 survey numbers notified. None has been withdrawn.
These 5 villages are the complete list for this project. No other village appears in the notices.
What to do if your land is listed
First, match your survey number and subdivision exactly against the Gazette notice for your village. A similar number or a neighbouring subdivision is not enough to conclude that your land is included or excluded.
If your land is in Karisalkalampatti, read the 10 October 2022 withdrawal notice closely. Your survey number is free of this acquisition only if the withdrawal names it.
For compensation, the amount is fixed by the acquiring authority under the 1997 Act, and an owner who is dissatisfied can seek a higher award through the remedy the Act provides. Ask the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) or the District Collector's office for the award details and the payment position for your survey number.
If you are buying land in any of these villages, ask the seller for a written statement on acquisition, check the Gazette notices and the patta and Adangal records, and obtain an encumbrance certificate. Land covered by a section 3(1) notification under this Act cannot be validly sold as free land.