What land is being acquired for NH 219 and where
The acquisition is for NH 219, a national highway. The records show land in one village only: Chinnamattarapalli, in Bargur taluk of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.
In total, 30 survey numbers in that village are covered. The notices were published in the central gazette, because land for a national highway is acquired by the Central Government under the National Highways Act, 1956.
A survey number appearing in the notice does not always mean the whole survey number is taken. Notices often list subdivisions and the extent required from each, so the exact extent must be checked against the gazette schedule.
The notices and their stage
Two notices have been issued for this village. The first is a notification under section 3A, dated 31 May 2022. The second is a declaration under section 3D, dated 29 December 2022.
A section 3A notice declares the Central Government's intention to acquire the listed land for the highway. Any person interested in the land may object to the use of the land for this purpose within 21 days of its publication, under section 3C. The competent authority hears the objections and decides them.
A section 3D declaration is the final step in the acquisition itself. Once it is published in the Official Gazette, the land described in it vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. The law requires the 3D declaration to follow within one year of the 3A notice, and here it came about seven months later.
So, on the records available, the acquisition in Chinnamattarapalli has reached the declaration stage. No notice has been withdrawn or corrected. These records do not show whether compensation has been paid or whether possession has been taken, so those points must be confirmed locally.
Villages covered by the NH 219 notices
Only one village is named in the notices: Chinnamattarapalli, Bargur taluk, Krishnagiri district. All 30 survey numbers fall in this village, and none of them has been withdrawn.
No other village appears in these records for NH 219. If you have land elsewhere along the route, these notices do not list it, but you should still check with the revenue office in case any later notice has been issued.
What to do if your land is listed
First, obtain a copy of the 3A notification and the 3D declaration and check your survey number, subdivision and the extent shown against your patta, chitta and adangal. Mistakes in names, subdivisions or extent should be raised in writing with the competent authority at once.
Compensation for national highway acquisition is fixed by the competent authority for land acquisition under section 3G of the National Highways Act. The amount is determined in line with the First Schedule of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, which considers market value, a multiplier for rural land, and solatium. Structures, trees and crops on the land are valued as well.
If you do not accept the amount fixed, you may apply to the arbitrator appointed by the Central Government under section 3G(5). Keep copies of every notice, award and receipt you get, and file your title documents when claims are called for.
If you are buying land in Chinnamattarapalli, ask for the survey number and subdivision and check them against the notices before you pay any advance. Land covered by a 3D declaration already belongs to the Central Government, and a seller cannot pass title to it. Where only part of a survey number is acquired, insist on a measured sketch showing what remains with the seller.