What land is being acquired and where
The acquisition is for a SIPCOT industrial park. The land lies in two villages in two different districts of Tamil Nadu.
Thirumudivakkam is in Kundrathur taluk, Kancheepuram district, and accounts for 32 survey numbers. Kannudaiyanpatty is in Manapparai taluk, Thiruchirappalli district, and accounts for 1 survey number.
In all, 33 survey numbers are covered. The facts available do not give extents, subdivisions or owner details, so each survey number must be checked against the gazette notice itself.
The notices and their stage
Both notices were issued under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997, and published in the Tamil Nadu state gazette. This is a state law used for acquiring land for industrial purposes, including SIPCOT parks.
Under this Act, the Government publishes a notice under section 3(1) stating its intention to acquire specified land. Before that, the Act requires the owner and persons interested to be given an opportunity to show cause against the acquisition. Once the notice is published, the Act provides that the land vests in the Government free from encumbrances.
The first notification is dated 19 November 2021 and the latest is dated 20 September 2022. Each covers one village. Neither has been withdrawn or corrected by a later notice.
The facts here do not show whether compensation awards have been passed, whether possession has been taken, or whether the park has been built. Those points should be confirmed with the authorised officer or SIPCOT.
Villages covered
Thirumudivakkam, Kundrathur taluk, Kancheepuram district: 32 survey numbers, none withdrawn.
Kannudaiyanpatty, Manapparai taluk, Thiruchirappalli district: 1 survey number, none withdrawn.
No other villages are covered by these notices.
What to do if your land is listed
Obtain a copy of the gazette notification that covers your village and match your survey number and subdivision exactly. A similar number in the same village is not the same land.
If your land is listed, collect your title deeds, patta, chitta and adangal extracts and encumbrance certificate. These will be needed to establish your claim to compensation.
Contact the office of the District Collector or the special officer for land acquisition handling SIPCOT acquisitions in your district. Ask whether an award has been passed, what amount is fixed for your land, and how payment is being made.
If you are buying land in either village, check every survey number against these notices before paying any advance. Land covered by a published notice under this Act vests in the Government, and a private sale of it does not give the buyer a good title.