What land is being acquired for NH 66 and where
The notices acquire land for NH 66, a national highway. They were issued under the National Highways Act 1956 and published in the central gazette.
In all, 69 survey numbers are covered. They lie in 5 villages in the Bargur, Chengam, Uthangarai and Vanur taluks.
These taluks fall in Krishnagiri, Tiruvannamalai and Viluppuram districts. The notices do not name any other village.
The notices and their stage
There are 6 notices in total. The first is dated June 2013 and the latest is dated April 2024.
Under the National Highways Act 1956, acquisition usually begins with a notice of intention under section 3A. It describes the land the Central Government proposes to acquire. Any person interested in that land may object under section 3C within 21 days of the 3A notice being published.
After objections are heard, the Central Government may publish a declaration under section 3D. Once that declaration is published, the land vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
For NH 66, 4 of the notices are section 3D declarations. They are dated June 2013, October 2014, June 2023 and April 2024. The other 2 are section 3A notices of intention, dated January 2023 and January 2024.
None of the 6 notices has been fully withdrawn. None is recorded as corrected later. On the published record, therefore, acquisition has reached the final declaration stage under section 3D.
NH 66 land acquisition villages list
Anathavadi, Chengam taluk, Tiruvannamalai district: 21 survey numbers.
Oddapatti, Uthangarai taluk, Krishnagiri district: 17 survey numbers.
Kursampatti, Uthangarai taluk, Krishnagiri district: 14 survey numbers.
Nagampatti, Bargur taluk, Krishnagiri district: 12 survey numbers.
Kiliyanur, Vanur taluk, Viluppuram district: 5 survey numbers.
No survey number in any of these villages is shown as withdrawn. The individual survey numbers are set out in the gazette notices themselves, so check your exact survey and subdivision number against the notice.
What to do if your land is listed
First, compare the survey number and subdivision on your patta, chitta and adangal with the schedule in the gazette notice. A survey number may be listed in part, so look at the extent shown against it.
If your land appears only in a section 3A notice and the 21 day period has not expired, you may file objections with the competent authority under section 3C. Once a section 3D declaration is published, the land vests in the Central Government. The question that remains open is then compensation, not whether the land is taken.
Compensation under the Act is fixed by the competent authority for land acquisition. If you do not accept the amount, the Act lets you refer the matter to an arbitrator appointed by the Central Government. Confirm the award and payment status with the competent authority office for your taluk or with the National Highways Authority of India.
If you are buying land in these villages, ask the seller for the gazette schedule, and check the encumbrance certificate and revenue records for any acquisition entry before you pay an advance. Land covered by a section 3D declaration cannot be validly sold as private land.