What land is being acquired and where
The land is being acquired for a new irrigation channel under the Chennampatti Anicut. An anicut is a weir built across a river to divert water into channels that feed tanks and fields.
The notified land lies wholly in Virudhunagar district, in Kariyapatti taluk. Only one village is covered, and 46 survey numbers in that village appear in the notice.
The notice lists survey numbers, not owners. A survey number may be listed in full or only in part, so the extent mentioned against each survey or subdivision number matters as much as the number itself.
The notice and its stage
There is one notice on record for this project. It is a notification dated 31 October 2013, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. It has not been withdrawn and no later correction is recorded.
Under the 1894 Act, acquisition moves in steps. A preliminary notification announces that land is likely to be needed for a public purpose and allows officials to enter and survey it. Owners may then file objections. A declaration follows, confirming that the land is needed. After notice to interested persons and an enquiry, the Collector passes an award fixing compensation, and possession is taken.
The record available here describes the notice only as a notification. It does not show whether it is the preliminary notification or the declaration, and it does not show whether an award has been passed. Confirm the stage from the full Gazette text and the land acquisition file.
The 1894 Act was repealed by the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. Under the transition provisions of the new law, where no award had been made under the old Act when the new Act came into force, compensation is to be determined under the new Act. Whether that applies here depends on when the award, if any, was made.
Village covered
Mallankinar, Kariyapatti taluk, Virudhunagar district: 46 survey numbers. None of them is recorded as withdrawn.
No other village is covered by this project's notice.
What to do if your land is listed
Get a copy of the Gazette notification and check your survey number, subdivision number and extent against it. Compare it with your patta, chitta, adangal and the FMB sketch from the Kariyapatti taluk office.
Visit the land acquisition office handling this project, usually under the District Collector, Virudhunagar, and ask whether an award has been passed, what extent of your holding is affected, and whether compensation has been paid or deposited.
If you are buying land in Mallankinar, ask the seller for the survey number details and check them against the notice before you pay any advance. Land under acquisition notice can carry a restriction on transfer, and a buyer may get only the right to claim compensation, not the land.
If records show a different owner or extent than the true position, file your claim and documents with the acquisition officer in writing and keep the acknowledgement. Take advice from a property lawyer before signing any consent, receipt or sale document.