What land is being acquired for NH 226 and where
The acquisition is for NH 226, a national highway. The land lies in Pudukkottai district, within Pudukkottai taluk.
One notice has been recorded. It covers 62 survey numbers, all in a single village, Perimkondanviduthi.
The notice is under the National Highways Act 1956, section 3A. It was published in the central gazette, because national highway acquisitions are notified by the Central Government.
The notice and its stage
The only notice on record is dated 1 January 2014. It is a section 3A notification, which is a notice of the Central Government's intention to acquire the listed land for the highway. It has not been withdrawn, and our records show no later correction to it.
Under the Act, a section 3A notice is the first step. Any person interested in the land may file objections before the competent authority under section 3C within 21 days of the publication of the 3A notice. For a notice dated 1 January 2014, that period ended long ago.
The next step under the Act is a declaration under section 3D. Once a 3D declaration is published, the land vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from encumbrances. Our records show no section 3D declaration for NH 226.
The Act also provides that if no 3D declaration is published within one year of the 3A notification, the 3A notification ceases to have effect. The absence of a 3D declaration in our records does not by itself prove that none was issued. The current position should be confirmed with the competent authority for land acquisition and with the gazette.
Villages covered by the NH 226 notice
The notice covers one village: Perimkondanviduthi, in Pudukkottai taluk, Pudukkottai district. It lists 62 survey numbers in this village. None of the listed land has been withdrawn.
No other village appears in the records for this notice. If your land is in a nearby village and you have heard it is affected, ask for the specific gazette notice that names your village and survey number.
What to do if your land is listed
Check the survey number and subdivision on your patta and in the gazette notice. A survey number appearing in a notice does not always mean the whole of it is affected. The notice usually states the extent being taken from each survey number.
Ask the competent authority for land acquisition, Pudukkottai, whether a section 3D declaration was published, whether an award was passed, and whether compensation was determined or deposited for your survey number.
Compensation under the Act is determined by the competent authority under section 3G. If either party does not accept that amount, the Act allows an application to an arbitrator appointed by the Central Government. The compensation provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation Act 2013 have also been applied to national highway acquisitions. We do not hold figures for this project; confirm any amount directly with the competent authority.
If you are buying land in Perimkondanviduthi, ask the seller for the survey number and subdivision, compare them with the notice, and obtain the encumbrance certificate and a written reply from the competent authority on the acquisition status before you pay any advance.