What land is being acquired for NH 7 and where
The acquisition is for NH 7, a national highway. The affected land lies in Krishnagiri district, spread over two taluks, Hosur and Krishnagiri.
In all, 173 survey numbers in 4 villages are covered. Three of the villages are in Hosur taluk and one is in Krishnagiri taluk.
The acquisition is under the National Highways Act 1956, and the notices were published in the central gazette. This is a central acquisition, so it is not handled under the State land acquisition laws.
The notices and their stage
There are two notices. The first is a notification under section 3A of the National Highways Act, dated 20 October 2014, covering 3 villages. A section 3A notice states the Central Government's intention to acquire the land and lists it by survey number.
After a section 3A notice, any person interested in the land may object to its use for the highway under section 3C. The objection must be made within 21 days of the notice. That period for the 2014 notice ended long ago.
The second is a declaration under section 3D, dated 18 September 2015, covering 4 villages. Once a section 3D declaration is published, the land it lists vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. The Act requires the declaration to follow within one year of the section 3A notice, and here it came about eleven months later.
None of the notices has been withdrawn, and none is recorded as corrected later. On the facts available, the acquisition has reached the declaration stage in all 4 villages. These records do not show whether compensation has been awarded or paid, or whether possession has been taken.
NH 7 land acquisition villages list
Moranapalli, Hosur taluk: 104 survey numbers.
Chennathur (S), Hosur taluk: 40 survey numbers.
Thorapalli Agraharam, Hosur taluk: 17 survey numbers.
Kothapeta, Krishnagiri taluk: 12 survey numbers.
No survey number in any of these villages is recorded as withdrawn. The section 3D declaration covers one more village than the section 3A notice. If your land is in any of these villages, read both gazette notices to see exactly which notice lists your survey number.
What to do if your land is listed
First, confirm the listing. Get the central gazette notices and match your survey number and subdivision exactly. A village name alone does not mean your plot is affected, and often only part of a survey number is taken.
Second, look at the extent. Highway notices usually state the area taken from each survey number. Compare that with your patta and the field measurement sketch to know whether your whole holding or only a strip is affected.
Third, deal with the competent authority for land acquisition, the officer appointed under the National Highways Act. Compensation is fixed by that authority under section 3G. If you do not accept the amount, either side can apply for it to be decided by an arbitrator appointed by the Central Government.
If you are buying land in these villages, ask the seller for the survey numbers and check them against both notices before you pay any advance. Land listed in a section 3D declaration belongs to the Central Government, and a sale deed from the former owner will not give you title to it.