What land is being acquired and where
The project is a new railway line at Thandarai. The land notified lies in one village, Thandarai, in Cheyyar taluk of Tiruvannamalai district.
In all, 85 survey numbers in Thandarai are covered. The records do not show any other village or taluk for this project.
The acquisition is being made under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997, a State law. The notice appeared in the Tamil Nadu State Gazette, not the Gazette of India.
The notice and its stage
There is one notice on record for this project, a notification dated 31 May 2019. It covers the single village of Thandarai.
Under the 1997 Act, acquisition begins with a notice under section 3(1). That notice states that the Government intends to acquire the land and calls upon owners and interested persons to show cause why it should not be acquired. After considering the cause shown, the Government may pass an order under section 3(2), and on publication of that order in the Gazette the land vests in the Government free of encumbrances.
The records available show only the 2019 notification. They show no withdrawal and no later correction. They do not show whether a later order, an award of compensation or possession has followed, so the present stage must be confirmed with the authorities.
The village affected
Thandarai, Cheyyar taluk, Tiruvannamalai district: 85 survey numbers. None of these survey numbers is shown as withdrawn.
The specific survey numbers and subdivisions are set out in the Gazette notification itself. Check your patta and chitta against that schedule, including the subdivision number, because a notice may cover only part of a survey number.
What to do if your land is listed
First, obtain a copy of the 31 May 2019 Gazette notification and confirm whether your survey number and subdivision appear in its schedule, and the extent stated against it.
Next, enquire at the office of the Special Tahsildar or District Revenue Officer handling land acquisition for this project, or at the Collectorate in Tiruvannamalai or the Taluk Office at Cheyyar. Ask whether a section 3(2) order has been published, whether an award has been passed, and the amount fixed for your land.
Keep your title documents, patta, chitta, adangal, encumbrance certificate and any record of buildings, wells or trees on the land ready. These support your claim to compensation.
If you are buying land in Thandarai, check every survey number in the sale against the notification before you pay any advance. Land under acquisition may vest in the Government, and a private sale does not defeat that. Ask the seller in writing and take legal advice.