What land is being acquired and where
The acquisition is for the expansion of Madurai Airport. The notices list 293 survey numbers in 8 village entries. Each entry is a village as recorded under a particular taluk, so the same village name can appear more than once.
The land falls in three districts: Madurai, Karur and Tenkasi. The taluks named are Madurai, Madurai South, Karur and Tenkasi.
The largest share is in Ayanpappakudi in Madurai South taluk, with 105 survey numbers. Kusavankundu in Karur taluk has 70, Perungudi in Madurai South taluk has 46, and Kusavankundu in Madurai South taluk has 31.
The notices and their stage
All 10 notices were issued under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 and published in the state gazette. The first is dated 1 June 2010 and the latest is dated 27 July 2017.
Under this Act, the Government acquires land by publishing a notice under section 3(1). On publication, the Act provides for the land to vest in the Government. The owner's remedy then lies in the compensation process under the Act, not in a separate objection stage of the kind found in some other acquisition laws.
Five notices were issued in 2010. One notice dated 25 March 2013 is recorded as a withdrawal notice concerning one village. Further notices followed on 24 November 2014, 27 January 2016, 4 May 2017 and 27 July 2017. The notice of 24 November 2014 was corrected later.
The records do not show any notice as fully withdrawn, and no village entry shows withdrawn survey numbers. The records do not show whether compensation has been paid or whether possession has been taken. Confirm the present position with the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) or the District Collectorate concerned.
Villages in the acquisition list
Madurai district: Ayanpappakudi in Madurai South taluk (105 survey numbers), Perungudi in Madurai South taluk (46), Kusavankundu in Madurai South taluk (31) and Ayanpappakudi in Madurai taluk (19).
Karur district: Kusavankundu in Karur taluk (70), Athur in Karur taluk (10) and one further village entry in Karur taluk (10).
Tenkasi district: Ayanpapakudi in Tenkasi taluk (2). Village names are spelt as they appear in the records, and spellings can differ between notices. Check the gazette text against your patta before drawing any conclusion.
What to do if your land is listed
First, match your survey number and subdivision exactly against the gazette notice, not only the village name. A neighbouring subdivision may be listed while yours is not.
Obtain certified copies of the notice, including any later correction, from the Collectorate or the land acquisition office. Keep your patta, chitta, adangal and encumbrance certificate ready to prove title.
Compensation under the 1997 Act is determined by the authority under the Act, by agreement where possible. If you do not accept the amount fixed, the Act provides a procedure to dispute it. Act within the time the Act allows, and take advice from a lawyer who handles acquisition matters.
If you are buying land in these villages, ask the seller for the survey number and subdivision, check them against every notice in the list, and obtain written confirmation from the land acquisition office before paying any advance.